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Zelenskyy, European leaders push for US-backed security guarantees

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Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:26 AM
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Zelenskyy, European leaders push for US-backed security guarantees
  Bangla Press Desk: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders met in Paris on Thursday with the US envoy appointed by President Donald Trump to mediate peace talks, discussing security guarantees for the war-torn nation as allies seek to ensure long-term military support and continued American backing once the conflict ends. Zelenskyy held a closed-door meeting with Steve Witkoff, according to presidential press secretary Serhii Nikiforov. Witkoff was invited to participate in the so-called “coalition of the willing” meeting to discuss aid for Ukraine, including sketching out plans for military support in the event of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war to deter future Russian aggression. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who lead the group, have insisted that any European “reassurance” force in Ukraine needs the backing of the United States.
Starmer’s office said after the meeting that the British prime minister “emphasized that the group had an unbreakable pledge to Ukraine, with President Trump’s backing, and it was clear they now needed to go even further to apply pressure on (Russian president Vladimir) Putin to secure a cessation of hostilities.” Starmer’s office also mentioned a decision from the coalition to supply long-range missiles to Ukraine “to further bolster the country’s supplies.” Macron said that 26 of Ukraine’s allies have pledged to deploy troops as a “reassurance force” for the war-torn country once fighting ends in the conflict with Russia. Speaking after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris, Macron said the countries had committed to deploying troops in Ukraine — or to maintaining a presence on land, at sea, or in the air — to help guarantee the country’s security the day after a ceasefire or peace is achieved.
The French president said ahead of Thursday’s meeting that preparatory work on the security guarantees had been done and should now be approved at political level. He did not provide details. “We Europeans are ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine and the Ukrainians on the day peace is signed,” Macron said. It is unclear what members of the coalition are willing to contribute, including troops on the ground. This article was originally published on Daily Sun.
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