"There will be meetings in Europe that must become yet another contribution to our defense and to hastening the end of the war," he said on January 4 in his nightly video address."
"Ukraine will be prepared for both possible paths ahead -- diplomacy, which we are pursuing, or continued active defense if the pressure from our partners on Russia proves insufficient.""
"If Russia blocks all of this -- and as I said, it depends on our partners -- if our partners do not compel Russia to stop the war, there will be another path: to defend ourselves," he said on January 3."
Ukraine will host a meeting of chiefs of general staffs of European countries on January 5, including Britain, France, and Germany. French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders in Paris on January 6, where Kyiv's backers are expected to make concrete security commitments. Kyiv says it is prepared for both diplomacy and continued active defense if partner pressure on Russia proves insufficient. Ukraine seeks peace but will maintain its strength. In November 2025 former U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to accept a 28-point proposal seen as favoring Russia. European allies produced a 20-point counterproposal incorporating more Ukrainian security concerns.
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