Declaration of intent for a 'multinational force' between Ukraine, the UK, and France

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’sson-in-law Jared Kushner held ajoint press conference following the Coalition of Volunteers Leaders' Summit on Ukraine held inParis, the capital ofFrance.

Ukrainian PresidentZelenskyy, French President Macron, and British Prime Minister Starmer, following the establishment of peace in Ukraine, Following the signing of the declaration of intent regarding the deployment of amultinational force, Macron, who took the floor, said,"Today, we have madesignificant progressin providing strong guaranteesfor a lasting peace." The Coalition Operational Headquarters in Paris

is expected to coordinate the efforts.to be established

Today, members of the Coalition of Volunteers who met in Paris also announced that a joint declaration was signed by the US and Ukrainian sides,with Macron stating, "The Paris Declaration, for the first time, brings together the35 countries that form theCoalition of Volunteers, between Ukraine and the US,regarding operational coordinationis expressing a clear will," he said.

Stating that the joint declaration defines the elements of strong security guarantees for Ukraine, Macron noted that the Coalition of Volunteers, the US, and Ukraine'sfor the coordination ofthe establishment of a Coalition Operational Headquarters in Pariswas also decided.

"Iwould like to particularly appreciateTurkey's contributions in maritime areas"

Macron, regarding the situation in Ukraine todaymechanisms for monitoring theceasefire to be established,long-term support for Ukraine, and the creation of a multinational force in Ukraine on land, at sea, and in the air,as well as establishing a legal framework for the solidarity mechanism,stating that they have reached an agreement on these issues.Macron said, "This multinational force will be along the contact linebehind it, from France to Germany and Poland, itwill be deployed along a line agreed upon betweenall general staffs. I would like toespecially appreciateTurkey's contributions in the maritime domain. They stated that they areready to take responsibility," he said.

Tstating that all these measures form thearchitecture, planning, tools, and rules of security guarantees for Ukraine and the European continent immediately after the signing of a peace agreement, Macron said,Thesesecurityguaranteesensure that any peaceagreement does not mean Ukraine's surrender and that Russia'saggression against Ukraineis key to ensuringthat it does not poseanew threat is of critical importance," he said.

Russia'sactions over the last 15 years regarding Moldova, Georgia, and UkraineStating that it violates the relevant peace agreements, Macron said, "For this reason, the Paris Declaration includes these guarantees."

"The security architecture is largely ready"he added.

Taking the floor at the press conference, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that the Coalition of Volunteers is the largest to datein terms of its scope.stated that extremely concrete results were reachedat the comprehensive meeting.Zelenskyy said,"There is a joint statement and a declaration of intent signed between the three countries.This represents the coalition and European countries workingforpeace."demonstrating their will to cooperate," he said.

Efforts regarding the deployment of forces from the Coalition of the Willing are continuing to be pursued.Expressing his gratitude, Zelenskyy said, "We are determining which countries will contribute to air, maritime, and land security.How the forces will be financedwill also be clarified," he added.

Stating that the Ukrainian army will form the core of the forces in Ukraine, while France, the UK, and other partners will work on military equipment,Zelenskyy noted, "Which countries will make what contributionwe know that it will offer. Peacefor contributing to a solutionready to, allthe leaders, Ithankyou," he said.

Stating that they also held concretediscussions with the US delegationregarding the monitoring of theceasefire, Zelenskyy added,"The securityarchitecture is largely ready,and now our partners mustcompel Russia to end this war."can exert pressure. Ukraine has never obstructed peace. The aggressor is Russia," he said.

"As leaders, wecan be involved in the process"

Regardingpeacenegotiationsrelatedto the processZelenskyy stated, "The main issue we need to workon is the territorial matter. We have a series of ideas that could be useful. If some topics cannot be resolved between our teams and remaindeadlocked, we as leaderscan get involved in the process" he said.

France and the UK will establish military centers in Ukraine

British Prime Minister Starmer, regarding the process inUkraine,stated that in recent weeks, progress made innegotiations has been built uponin a very constructive meeting heldthey havestrengthened, hesaid. Starmer stated, "Today, in the event of a peaceagreement, we have signed a declaration of intent regarding the deployment offorces toUkraine. This is a testament to our unwavering commitment to standing by Ukrainein the longterm."is a vital part of our future" he said.The British Prime Minister stated, "Following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and will build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to meet Ukraine's needs."

The British Prime Minister stated, "Following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and will build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to meet Ukraine's needs."needsto meet protected facilities for weapons and military equipmentwill build," he said.

Together with coalition partners, they are also taking several other significant additional steps. Stating that they have reached an agreementon this, Starmer said,"First, we will jointhe US-led mechanismfor monitoring theceasefire.Second, regarding Ukraine's defense,we will continue our support."we will support the long-term supply ofweapons. And thirdly, we will work onbinding commitments to support Ukrainein the event ofan armedattack fromRussia," he said.

"Germany will accept responsibility"

German Chancellor Merz described today's meeting as a new step on the path to peace in Ukraine. Emphasizing that they want to ensure the guns finally fall silent in Ukraine after four years of war, Merz stated, "The country is on the brink of a humanitarian energy crisis. Therefore, to reach a quick resultwe are increasing our efforts," he said.

Stating that they want a ceasefire based on strong security guarantees, Merz said, "Today, regarding what Europe and its partners can do for Ukraine after a ceasefire"we focused on the contribution. As aCoalition of the Willing, we willassume our responsibilities.In the future, we will provide adeterrentagainst Russia in Ukraine througharming, training, and financing.we want to help ensure the presence of forces," he said.

Noting that a ceasefire with Russia should be achieved in a way that theCoalition of the Willing could play an active role,Merz stated, "Following a ceasefire, Germany will accept responsibility for the security of Ukraine and the entire continent."securityforthe sake of," he added..

"We have largely finalized the security protocols"

Trump’s Special Envoy Witkoff spent approximately 10 hours today with US President Trump’s son-in-law and one of the leaders of the US negotiating team, Jared Kushner, in meetings. they are workingand that they would meet with the Ukrainian delegation this evening to continueworking, hesaid.

President Trump wants peace in Ukraine and to achieve thisis doing everything possible Stating that they are determined to do so, Witkoff said, "We have made a lot of progress in the process that started in Geneva.We moved from there to Berlin, and there was a lot of progress there as well. Then, we held a very impressive meeting at Mar-a-Lago.Today,as a result of everything that has happened,we look forward to making even more progress."Witkoff added,

"For the people of Ukraineto know that when the war ends, it will be over forever."We believe that we have largely completed the security protocols that are important forus," he said.

At the same time, for the future of Ukraine, we are very close to completing a strong 'prosperity agreement' as well.Announcing that they are ready, Witkoff said, "For the people of Ukraine"this agreement, which will mean very, very great opportunities, will create possibilities for people returning home after the warto find wonderful jobs.In this framework, we are working with BlackRock and Larry Fink,and this will be for the people of Ukrainevery important."we arethinking about," he said.

Touching upon the peace negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation, Witkoff added, "Regarding the territorial issue, we areWe are discussingoptions: This is the most critical topic, and we will continuethesediscussions.I hope that we can reach an agreement oncertain compromises," he said.

"You have seen the incrediblecapacity of the US military"

At thepress conference, responding to a question regarding what kind of finalguarantee mechanism the Coalition of the Willingwould provide in addition to thesecurity guarantees it will offer,Kushner said, "Todaypeace would not be possible without the progress recorded here.Ukraine must know that it is secure following any final agreement, if one is to be reached," he said.Regarding Venezuela,

the actualreferring to the attack carried out,Kushner stated, "Last week you saw the incredible capacity of the US military.This is just a small part of what we can do," he said. Kushner added, "Real peacehas becomepossible.possible.is believed to be the case. And there are ways to stand behind this," he stated.

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