US EditionUkraine security guarantees to include binding commitments, draft Paris summit statement shows
The coalition of over 30 Western countries agreed on binding commitments including a US-backed multinational force and ceasefire monitoring to deter future Russian attacks.
- On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Ukraine's allies finalised key security guarantees for Kyiv, with France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signing at Elysee Palace, Paris.
- The meeting in Paris, France aimed to finalise contributions to future security guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire, with a draft stating commitments must support Kyiv if attacked again.
- Participants agreed to specific mechanisms, including a U.S.-led ceasefire monitoring with international contributions and establishing a US-Ukraine-Coalition coordination cell in Paris among 35 invited delegations including 27 heads of state or government.
- Allies declared they had largely finished agreeing guarantees, with Emmanuel Macron calling them 'robust security guarantees', but the final communiqu� omitted a U.S. pledge to support a European-led force in case of a new attack. Jared Kushner was present during the announcement on Tuesday.
- Russian strikes this week hit Kharkiv and a U.S.-owned company in Dnipro, causing a 300 metric ton oil leak, while negotiations since November have accelerated despite unclear intentions from Vladimir Putin.
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In Paris, the coalition of the willing agrees on security guarantees in case of a ceasefire in Ukraine. President Selenskyi welcomes the plans for an international protection force. He also calls for further sanctions against Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his European allies have not given him clear and reliable guarantees that they will defend Ukraine in the event of another Russian aggression, the BBC reports. “I ask this question to all our partners and so far I have not received a clear, unambiguous answer,” he told reporters on Wednesday. His comments came a day after the United Kingdom and France signed a letter of intent to send troops to Ukr…
On Wednesday, the President of Ukraine stated that he saw a "political will" of Ukraine's allies to provide him with "strong security guarantees", but called for these guarantees to be legally binding.
Ukraine security guarantees are futile without increased pressure on Putin
Western leaders have hailed progress toward "robust" security guarantees for Ukraine this week, but until Putin faces increased pressure to make peace, Russia will remain committed to continuing the war, writes Peter Dickinson.
Europe Talks Troops for Ukraine—Without U.S. Backing
Tuesday’s meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris was billed as a major step toward providing “security guarantees” for Ukraine. Yet behind the upbeat statements and staged displays of unity, the summit suggested several European leaders are moving closer to military involvement in the war—despite caution from the United States and opposition from Russia. Convened by French president Emmanuel Macron and British prime minister …
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Talks on Ukraine guarantees to continue after Paris 'progress'
US and Ukrainian officials will continue talks over security guarantees for Kyiv on Wednesday, both sides said, after meetings with Western allies yielded breakthroughs including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force to be deployed after any ceasefire…
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