Macron: allies will make commitments on protecting Ukraine at Jan 6 meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - European ‌leaders meeting in Paris on January 6 will ‌make firm commitments towards protecting Ukraine after any peace ‌deal with Russia is brokered, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his New Year Eve's speech.

Macron has convened a meeting of the ‍so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' next Tuesday. ‍The Coalition grouping led by ‌Britain and France includes more than 30 nations.