"C ore national leaders of the "Coalition of the Willing," an assemblage of mostly NATO states (minus the US and Russian hangers-on like Hungary and Slovakia), met in Paris last week to discuss the future of the Ukraine peace process. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the trip to underscore Canada's role. French president Emmanuel Macron gave us a nice shout-out."
"How close is Kyiv as opposed to Caracas? The dilemma for the Coalition of the Willing is that the future of Ukraine far outweighs concerns about Venezuela. For there to be any just peace settlement for Ukraine, coalition members know that a US security guarantee and US willingness to serve as a military backstop to European pledges to enforce a peace settlement are vital. This is simply an expression of the current realities of hard power."
Core national leaders of the Coalition of the Willing met in Paris to plan the Ukraine peace process, with Canada highlighted and France acknowledging Canadian involvement. Simultaneous US actions in Venezuela — including a raid and the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife — and public US threats over Greenland cast a shadow over the meeting. Coalition members judged that a US security guarantee and willingness to serve as a military backstop are essential for any enforceable Ukraine peace settlement. Many coalition members did not recognize Maduro, viewed Venezuela as a failed state, and sought democratic transition while preserving US engagement.
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