Pledge came at Paris summit of mainly European nations to firm up guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. What we know on day 1,414
The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine’s allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again. The pledge came at a summit in Paris of the “coalition of the willing” of mainly European nations to firm up guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. Unlike previous coalition meetings, the summit was also attended by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – president Donald Trump’s son-in-law – as well as America’s top general in Europe.
Witkoff, who has led talks with Russia, said after the summit that Trump “strongly stands behind security protocols”. “Those security protocols are meant to … deter any attacks, any further attacks in Ukraine, and … if there are any attacks, they’re meant to defend, and they will do both. They are as strong as anyone has ever seen,” he said at a joint news conference with the French, German, British and Ukrainian leaders.
Kyiv’s allies have “largely finished” agreeing to security guarantees, Witkoff said, adding that territorial issues were the most problematic area going forward. “We think we’re largely finished with security protocols which are important so that the people of Ukraine know that when this ends, it ends forever.”
