MACRON WELCOMES COALITION LEADERS – Leaders in ‘Coalition of the Willing’ supporting Ukraine arrive for Paris summit
Key Ukrainian allies are to meet with top US envoys in Paris to discuss security guarantees, as they press ahead on US-brokered plans to end the war with Russia.
The summit of the group of Ukraine supporters dubbed the “Coalition of the Willing” is the latest of several meetings planned for the new year as diplomatic efforts to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II have gained pace in recent weeks.
Representatives of 35 countries will gather in Paris, with the French presidency saying the meeting aims to show the “alignment” between Washington, Kyiv and European allies on security guarantees for Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the meeting of the coalition, which was launched last year by France and the UK.
An adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron said the new meeting is the culmination of efforts launched after Donald Trump’s re-election to prevent “the United States from abandoning Ukraine”.
According to diplomatic sources, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also to attend, along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Canada’s Mark Carney.
The leaders are set to commit in particular to their shared vision of what a ceasefire would look like between Ukraine and Russia, and their response in case of violations.
