Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing group – formed to pursue peace in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion – which said it remained ready to deploy a “reassurance force” once the fighting stopped.
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired the meeting of about 30 world leaders, and announced the duo would travel to Washington DC today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a bilateral meeting after attending the Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV, in Rome.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
It followed a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska over the weekend.
“The leaders reaffirmed their continued support to Ukraine, and … also commended President Trump’s commitment to providing security guarantees to Ukraine, in which the Coalition of the Willing will play a vital role through the Multinational Force Ukraine, among other measures,” the UK government said in a statement.
“[The leaders] re-emphasised the readiness to deploy a reassurance force once hostilities have ceased, and to help secure Ukraine’s skies and seas and regenerate Ukraine’s armed forces.”
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