Zelenskyy arrives in Paris for Coalition of the Willing meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Tuesday in Paris, where a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will take place.

Source: president's spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Nykyforov said that Zelenskyy is first scheduled to hold a separate meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, followed by a joint meeting with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

At 15:00 local time, the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will begin, and all discussions will take place behind closed doors.

At 18:15, a joint press conference will be held by Zelenskyy and the leaders of the E3 format: Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

In the evening, a separate meeting will also take place between the Ukrainian negotiating team led by Zelenskyy and the US delegation.

Background:

• As European Pravda previously reported, participating leaders will commit to supporting Ukraine across five areas during the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on Tuesday 6 January, including the deployment of multinational armed forces on Ukrainian territory.
• The European Commission has reiterated that the main security guarantee for Kyiv from the EU as a union is the prospect of Ukraine's accession to the EU.

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