In Brussels, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the seventh meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, co-chaired by President of France Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, and Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.
The leaders coordinated common positions ahead of negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump, scheduled to take place on Monday in Washington.
The partners discussed how to stop the killings as quickly as possible and worked on a common vision for a peace agreement.
The participants of the meeting emphasized their clear support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty. Everyone agrees that state borders cannot be changed by force. The partners share the position that key issues must be resolved with Ukraine's participation in a trilateral format: Ukraine, the United States, and the Russian Federation.
The leaders welcomed the decision of the United States on its readiness to take part in security guarantees for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that these guarantees must be practical, providing protection on land, in the sky, and at sea, and be developed with Europe’s participation.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked all partners for a productive meeting.
The meeting was also attended by: President of Finland Alexander Stubb, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, President of Romania Nicuşor Dan, President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Taoiseach of Ireland Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of Portugal Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Stocker, Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rossen Jeliazkov, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić, Vice President of Türkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski.
