In Paris, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, organized by President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Also present at the meeting were: President of Finland Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and Special Envoy of the President of the United States Steve Witkoff.
The participants coordinated their positions and discussed the components of security guarantees. The partners noted the work carried out by the commanders-in-chief of the armies and the military on the practical framework. The leaders agreed that the time has come to move to the political framework.
The parties also emphasized that the main security guarantee is a strong Ukrainian army.
Special attention was paid to the contribution that each of the 35 countries is ready to make to ensure Ukraine’s security on land, at sea, in the air, and in cyberspace. Steve Witkoff assured that the United States will also provide support on its part.
The leaders share a common understanding: Russia is doing everything possible to drag out the negotiation process and prolong the war, so support for Ukraine must be increased and pressure on Russia must be intensified. The preparation of the 19th package of EU sanctions is underway. Japan also announced the development of additional sanction measures.
The following leaders also joined the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing online: President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, President of Romania Nicuşor Dan, Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rossen Jeliazkov, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden, Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Portugal Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Vice President of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Beate Meinl-Reisinger, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir.
