French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Friday. A group of Ukraine allies will meet Tuesday to try to firm up security guarantees if Ukraine and Russia sign a peace deal. Photo by Teresa Suarez/EPA

Jan. 6 (UPI) — French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting of Ukraine allies Tuesday to secure guarantees of support if Ukraine and Russia sign a peace deal.

The leaders of about 35 countries calling themselves the “Coalition of the Willing” will meet Tuesday afternoon in Paris. The meeting will continue work on the joint statement released by European leaders after a summit in Berlin in December.

In his New Year’s speech, Macron said he expects “firm commitments” to be made in protecting Ukraine against Russian aggression after any cease-fire.

“On Jan. 6 in Paris, many European states and allies will make concrete commitments to protect Ukraine and ensure a just and lasting peace on our European continent,” Euro News reported Macron said.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and advisor Jared Kushner are expected to participate.

Zelensky recently met with President Donald Trump in Florida and said that the peace plan is about 90% agreed. But Russia hasn’t yet agreed to the plan since revisions were made.

Trump suggested there would be a security agreement for Ukraine and said “European nations are very much involved.”

“I feel that European nations have been really great, and they’re very much in line with this meeting and with getting a deal done. They are all terrific people,” Trump said.

The 10% that’s left in the plan is about territorial disputes. Kyiv hasn’t agreed to cede land.

Russia controls about 75% of the Donetsk region and 99% of Luhansk. Together, they are the industrial region of Donbas. Ukraine doesn’t want to let them go.

Causing anxiety in Europe is the recent invasion of Venezuela by the United States, as well as Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, which is part of NATO through Denmark.

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