After the meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing“ in Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia rejects all peace initiatives. According to him, the general framework of security guarantees has been agreed, with the basis of the guarantees remaining the strong Ukrainian army, BTA reports.
Zelensky called on European arms production lines to operate at full capacity and stressed the need to strengthen air defense. Each country in the coalition is preparing documents for its contribution, with the US being a key part of the guarantees.
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that 26 countries have committed to land, air and water guarantee forces, and that US support will be finalized in the coming days after a phone call with Donald Trump.
Macron added that Ukraine would coordinate sanctions against Russia with the US and warned that if Moscow continued to refuse negotiations, new sanctions would follow in coordination with the US.