President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, President of France Emmanuel Macron (online), Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held a meeting ahead of the session of the Coalition of the Willing in London.

The leaders coordinated steps to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities and protect its critical energy infrastructure. They discussed enhancing air defense, as well as leveraging the opportunities provided by the PURL and SAFE initiatives.

The participants have a shared position: it is crucial to continue working together with the United States of America to achieve peace for Ukraine and develop clear and reliable security guarantees.

The leaders also agreed on the need to further tighten sanctions pressure on Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine is ready for diplomatic steps – but this must be real negotiations.