Overview

• Reports indicated the White House session brought together President Biden, President Zelenskyy, and European leaders including Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the talks could mark a “historic step” toward Article 5-style security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe.
• He stressed that any durable pact must formally include Kyiv and proposed a trilateral meeting as the next logical move to address unresolved issues.
• Starmer highlighted that these guarantees align with the UK-led Coalition of the Willing, launched months ago to marshal multinational security support.
• No formal treaty has been announced and leaders plan to reconvene to finalize enforceable security arrangements.