"Leaders from around 30 of Ukraine's Western allies have begun a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss security guarantees for the war-torn country to follow any peace deal reached with Russia to end Europe's largest and deadliest conflict since World War II. The meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris on September 4, which Zelenskyy is attending in person, is looking to define the level of military support the group can provide Kyiv after the war."
"The coalition has failed to make much progress so far on mapping out its role in large part because the United States, which will not attend the summit, has yet to commit to a post-war role. Washington's participation is seen as crucial to backstopping the allies' efforts. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on September 3 that he expected "clarity" on what could be delivered. That, he added, would allow discussions with Washington on what guarantees it could provide to ratchet up support."
"US President Donald Trump, who has said European countries will have to shoulder most of the burden in providing the guarantees with Washington backing the operations up "probably...by air," plans to speak with Zelenskyy, along with other European leaders, following the meeting in Paris. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, said late last month that the outline of a military component of security guarantees for Ukraine is already taking shape."
Around 30 Western allies met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris to define security guarantees and the level of military support Ukraine would receive after any peace deal with Russia. Progress on a post-war role has been limited because the United States will not attend the summit and has not committed to backstopping the coalition. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte sought clarity on what the group could collectively deliver so talks with Washington could follow. US President Donald Trump said Europe would shoulder most of the burden with possible US air support. Kyiv officials say a military component of guarantees is taking shape while Russia rejects European ground troops.
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