Belgium to provide air and maritime capabilities to support peace in Ukraine – Belgian PM

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has stated that his country will provide air and maritime capabilities to help maintain peace in Ukraine after the war.

Source: De Wever on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Today's meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris was productive and decisive. Together with a broad coalition of partners, Belgium will take on its share of international efforts towards safeguarding peace in Ukraine, once hostilities have ended.

Our contribution will focus in particular on providing air and maritime capabilities as well as efforts in the area of training, where Belgium can deliver tangible and meaningful impact."

Details: De Wever emphasised the importance of US leadership in this process. He said that the coalition's efforts will be reinforced by strong support from the US.

He also noted that future monitoring of the security situation will be conducted under US leadership, which he believes will effectively deter Russia from further aggression and help achieve long-term stability in the region.

Previously: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told European and US partners that Italy will not deploy its troops to Ukraine as part of future security guarantees.

Background:

• On Tuesday 6 January, the French capital hosted a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing involving 27 countries.
• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent, alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is concluded. In addition, members of the coalition, Ukraine and the US signed a joint declaration on security guarantees aimed at achieving a stable and lasting peace in Ukraine.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that each task linked to the process of providing assistance to Ukraine has a leading state, with Poland set to be the lead country on logistics.
• Adviser to President Donald Trump and his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that the American delegation will continue talks with the Ukrainian delegation on 7 January, following the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris.

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