Overview
- France will host the coalition of volunteers at the Élysée on January 6 with about 27 heads of state or government and delegations from roughly 35 countries.
- U.S. negotiators including Steve Witkoff will attend in person, signaling closer alignment with European and Ukrainian positions after earlier policy swings.
- The meeting aims to settle operational terms for future security guarantees, including how to respond if a ceasefire is violated.
- Participants are weighing a multinational reassurance force to monitor a truce on land, in the air, and in the Black Sea, though specifics remain under wraps.
- Key questions remain unresolved over withdrawal lines, any demilitarized zones, and how to observe a roughly 1,400 km front, as Russia continues its offensive and rejects any NATO-country troops in Ukraine; France may also announce additional military aid.