Media reveal list of participants and schedule of Coalition of the willing summit in Paris
Photo: French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
On Thursday, September 4, a summit of leaders of the Coalition of the willing will take place in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. After the meeting, a phone call with US president Donald Trump is planned, according to BFMTV.com.
The summit will begin at 11:30 AM Kyiv time.
Participants in the negotiations will include:
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president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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presidents of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the European Council Antonio Costa
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president of Finland Alexander Stubb
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prime minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen
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prime minister of Poland Donald Tusk
Other leaders will join the meeting by videoconference.
At 03:00 PM Kyiv time, a phone call is planned between the summit participants and US president Donald Trump, and at 04:00 PM Kyiv time a press conference will take place at the Élysée Palace.
Summit of Coalition of the willing
On August 18, leaders of Ukraine, the US, France, Finland, Germany, Britain, Italy, as well as the head of the European Commission and the NATO secretary general, held a meeting at the White House to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
In particular, the leaders considered the possibility of security guarantees similar to NATO’s article 5, but without Ukraine’s membership in the alliance.
Later, French president Emmanuel Macron invited the participants of the White House meeting to Paris for further discussions on security guarantees.
On Wednesday, September 3, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on an official visit to Paris and discussed preparations for the summit with Macron.
The French leader declared that European leaders are ready to provide guarantees to Ukraine immediately after the signing of a peace agreement with Russia.
The Coalition of the willing brings together about thirty, mostly European, countries that are prepared to support the armed forces of Ukraine and deploy troops in Ukraine after a truce with Moscow, in order to deter Russia from renewed aggression.
