05/09/2025May 9, 2025
Zelenskyy says leaders of ‘coalition of the willing’ to meet in Kyiv
Ukrainian President said leaders from the “coalition of the willing” will meet in Kyiv on Saturday.
“We need this coalition, and we need it to be strong enough to guarantee security,” Zelenskyy told a military summit in Oslo via video link on Friday.
The is an that was announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after a summit of Kyiv’s allies in London.
was held in the wake of US mediation efforts with , talks that did not include Ukrainian or European officials.
The initiative has been joined by 33 nations that have vowed to provide more support for against , including being part of a potential peacekeeping force on Ukrainian territory.
Most of the 27 members have signed up, with four notable exceptions. Malta has opted out, citing its neutrality, although Ireland — which is also neutral — has joined.
and Slovakia have also refused to join the coalition.
The rest of the initiative’s partners are made up of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Turkey and Norway.
Russia has said that it will view the presence of any Western troops in Ukraine as a hostile act, and has warned that the coalition could trigger a war between and Moscow.
Kyiv has been calling on its European allies to send soldiers to enforce a potential ceasefire and ward off any potential future aggression by Russia, as well as urging them to increase sanctions.
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