Overview
- The signed Declaration of Intent enables partner troops to operate in Ukraine once a verified ceasefire is in place, with the UK’s Keir Starmer saying it opens a legal pathway for forces to protect Ukraine’s air and sea and to rebuild its military.
- A draft coalition text envisions a U.S.-led mechanism to monitor and verify any ceasefire and U.S. support to coalition forces if they are attacked, with binding commitments and legislative approvals still to be finalized.
- Military chiefs from coalition countries met in Paris to work implementation, while unresolved issues include rules of engagement, basing and distance from the front, and contingent sizes discussed in European capitals ranging from roughly 15–20,000 to hopes of about 30,000.
- Zelenskyy conferred with Emmanuel Macron on boosting air-defense missile supplies, then held separate talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on monitoring and deterrence provisions, with further meetings planned.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 191 engagements on Jan. 5 and 99 by 16:00 on Jan. 6, with the heaviest fighting around the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions, underscoring the urgency behind the security framework.