According to Russian State Media TASS, Russia’s Permanent Representative in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said the West should provide Russia with “reliable” security guarantees comparable to those promised to Ukraine. He argued the assurances must be “more reliable than the notorious promises” on NATO’s non-expansion. (Subsequent references to this source appear without a hyperlink.)
As reported by the UK government, President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired a virtual meeting of “Coalition of the Willing” leaders with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Leaders discussed support for Ukraine and next steps in peace talks following President Trump’s meeting with President Putin in Alaska. The leaders praised Zelenskyy’s push for a just and lasting peace, commended President Trump’s commitment to provide security guarantees in which the Coalition would play a key role through “Multinational Force Ukraine,” and re-emphasised readiness to deploy a reassurance force once hostilities cease—along with plans to help secure Ukraine’s skies and seas and regenerate its armed forces. The Prime Minister and President said they will travel to Washington, D.C., for a meeting with President Trump, alongside Zelenskyy.
What’s next: Consultations in Washington are expected to address the scope and enforcement of potential guarantees and the conditions for any reassurance force.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.
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