Ukraine: Western allies agree on key security guarantees in Paris

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands after the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysée Palace in Paris, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. LUDOVIC MARIN / AP

Ukraine's Western allies on Tuesday, January 6, agreed on key security guarantees for Kyiv including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force that would be deployed after a ceasefire in Russia's war against its neighbor.

Following the largest yet meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing in Paris, both European leaders and US envoys hailed progress that hid tensions in recent days over assertive US foreign policy in the Western hemisphere under Donald Trump.

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