Zelensky says venue for future peace negotiations is still being discussed
The venue for future peace negotiations is still under discussion.
The venue for future peace negotiations is still under discussion.
In Paris, national security advisors from France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Turkey, with the participation of the United States, NATO, the European Commission, and the European Council, held consultations on the parameters of security guarantees for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he did not discuss information policy as a priority area of work with the new Head of the Presidential Office.
The incidents involving violations of Turkish airspace were not isolated; there have already been several confirmed cases, indicating that they were not accidental.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha discussed with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos the priorities of Cyprus' EU presidency, support for Ukraine's accession to the EU, security cooperation, and the use of EU instruments for defense, sanctions, and Ukraine's recovery.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed officials to prepare a list of candidates for the post of head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FISU), including Vasyl Maliuk, Dmytro Kuleba, and Andriy Biletsky.
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland will hold a meeting in the Weimar Triangle format in Paris on Wednesday, where they will discuss Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and ways to achieve a peaceful settlement.
A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing was held in Paris at the level of state leaders and key international institutions, during which participants discussed the parameters of security guarantees, Ukraine's role in the architecture of future peace, and the contribution of partners in deterring renewed aggression.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that today in Paris, during negotiations between Ukrainian and American delegations, the issues of territories and the operation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) will be raised.
Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni, following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, confirmed that the possibility of deploying Italian troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees after a ceasefire agreement with Russia has been ruled out.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the country's capital, Nicosia.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that several thousand French soldiers could be deployed to Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached, but they would not take part in combat operations.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof said that during a meeting in Paris, the Coalition of the Willing together with the United States confirmed their readiness to make a substantial contribution to security guarantees for Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached.
Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov stated that the Ukrainian delegation in Paris continues peace negotiations and added that "concrete results already exist."
President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the Republic of Cyprus on an official visit.
Belgium has announced its readiness to take part in international efforts to ensure peace in Ukraine once hostilities come to an end.
The Ukrainian delegation held another late-evening discussion on Tuesday with Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Sweden is ready to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe once an agreement is reached to end Russia's war.
Following a meeting in Paris, the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, Ukraine, and the United States signed a joint declaration titled "Robust Security Guarantees for a Solid and Lasting Peace in Ukraine."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with the leaders of the United States and France, Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, has ranked among the three most popular foreign politicians in Poland in 2025.
Venezuela's acting interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, whom US President Donald Trump has decided to work with following the overthrow of Nicolas Maduro's regime, is under sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United Kingdom.
06 January 2026
Documents on security guarantees between Ukraine and the US are ready.
President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that the documents signed today in Paris are a signal that Europe and the entire Coalition of the Willing are ready to work seriously for real security.
Poland will not send its troops to Ukraine, but will play a key role in providing logistical support to Kyiv and countries operating in Ukraine.
The declaration by Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and France on their intentions to deploy foreign forces in Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement creates a legal basis for the operations of partner countries' troops on Ukrainian territory.
After a meeting of the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there is already a detailed understanding of the architecture of security guarantees, namely, the details of which country is ready for what.
Participants of the Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris plan to establish legally binding security guarantees, which would provide support to Ukraine in the event of a future armed attack by Russia.
The Ukrainophobic New Year's speech by the Speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament, Tomio Okamura, not only caused outrage among a large part of the Czech political establishment and society, but also stimulated donations for weapons for Ukraine.