“On Wednesday, November 26, France and Great Britain will create a working group to prepare security guarantees for Ukraine within the “coalition of the determined”, which will involve the United States, NATO and Turkey.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Macron. Photo: getty images Source: as European Pravda reports, French President Emmanuel Macron said this after the online meeting of the “coalition of the determined” ended on Tuesday, November 25
Details: France, Britain, the USA and Turkey, together with NATO, will work in a working group on security guarantees for Ukraine from November 26.
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“We have decided to launch a working group tomorrow, under the leadership of France and Britain, with the close participation of Turkey, which plays a key role in the maritime plan. And for the first time, with the involvement of the United States of America,” Macron said.
He said that “the coming days will allow us to very accurately determine everyone’s contributions and finally finalize these security guarantees (for Ukraine – “EU”).
“This is important for the United States, it is important for negotiations on a reliable peace, and in order to also maintain pressure on Russia,” the French president noted.
He also expressed his conviction that any new aggression can be prevented, first of all, by having a strong Ukrainian army.
“Discussions in Geneva showed that there should be no restrictions for the Ukrainian army. We have planned everything necessary for this. And then, in addition to that, we need to have “reassurance forces”, which are the second echelon, and they will strengthen this Ukrainian army,” said Emmanuel Macron.
As “Evropeyska Pravda” reported, according to the results of the meeting of the “coalition of the determined” on November 25, it was agreed to advance in the coming days in the search for solutions in two directions: frozen assets of Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine.
At the same time, US President Donald Trump said that “we are already very close to an agreement.”
Trump’s statement was made after US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held a meeting with the Russian delegation in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.
It will be recalled that the USA and Ukraine at the negotiations in Geneva developed a new peace agreement on 19 points, but the most politically sensitive issues were left to the discretion of the presidents of both countries.
White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said the U.S. has made “significant progress” toward a peace deal, but there are some “tickling but not overwhelming details.”