Von der Leyen on Coalition of Willing in Paris: Provide robust security guarantees for Ukraine

19:21, 06.01.2026 1 min read

On the day of the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the "clear goal" of the event – to provide Ukraine with reliable security guarantees and listed its main components.

"The Coalition of the Willing is meeting in Paris today. Our goal is clear: Provide robust security guarantees for Ukraine. With strong Ukrainian armed forces that can deter future attacks, a multinational force for deterrence and binding commitments to support Ukraine in the case of a future attack by Russia," she said on the X social network on Tuesday.

The president said "Ukraine's accession to the EU will be both a key security guarantee in its own right and a central pillar of our transformative prosperity offer."Coalition