The United States backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies for the first time Tuesday in pledging security guarantees that 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 cease-fire with Russia, which occupied Crimea in 2014 and launched a full-scale invasion in 2022.
Unlike previous coalition meetings, the summit was also attended by U.S. envoys
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – President Donald Trump's son-in-law – as well as America's top general in Europe, Alexus Grynkewich, who a day earlier fleshed out details of security guarantees with European army chiefs.
Witkoff, who has led talks with Russia, said after the summit that Trump "strongly stands behind security protocols."
