#coalition-of-the-willing

#coalition-of-the-willing

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.

There will also be a US presence at the meeting on January 6 with President Donald Trump's chief negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner present in the French capital, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio is unlikely to come despite some hopes in European capitals that he would be attending as well. European officials told RFE/RL that there is "a renewed sense of urgency" after a meeting over the weekend of national-security advisers and a gathering of military planners on January 5.