Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met American envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris to clinch a plan to provide Ukraine with robust security guarantees, with Washington’s support.
The U.S. and Europeans will play a “vital and closely coordinated role” in the provision of security guarantees, according to the draft statement.
“Welcoming the confirmation that the United States is ready to play a decisive role to participate in the future security of Ukraine, we stand ready to commit to a system of politically and legally binding guarantees,” the document says.
US role
According to the document, Washington would deploy a “continuous, reliable ceasefire monitoring” system in Ukraine and a special committee would be set up to address ceasefire breaches.
A multinational force that is “European-led, with U.S. participation” would be deployed in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia. The U.S. would contribute support in the form of intelligence and logistics as well as a commitment to back the force if it is attacked.
On military support — “the first line of defense” for Kyiv — signatories agree to “long term defense packages,” financing and budget support and “practical and technical support to Ukraine in building defensive fortifications,” the statement says.