US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he arrives for a lunch meeting before a summit of the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The United ‌States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security ‌guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if it is attacked by ‌Russia again.

The pledge came at a summit in Paris of the "coalition of the willing" of mainly European nations to firm up security guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, which invaded its neighbour in 2014 and again at full scale in 2022.