May 9, 2025

Ukraine will host a meeting of leaders of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Established earlier this year and led by France and Britain, the coalition reflects concern among Europeans that the U.S. no longer represents a bulwark of support for Ukraine’s three-year-old battle against a full-blown Russian invasion.

“We need this coalition, and it should be strong enough to guarantee security in line with our common vision,” Zelenskiy said in a video address published by his office in Kyiv.

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