Zelenskiy's chief of staff hails 'concrete results' on second day of Paris talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine, during the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

KYIV, Jan 7 (Reuters) - ‌President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's top adviser hailed "concrete results" on ‌Wednesday as talks in Paris on peace ‌and security guarantees for Ukraine entered their second day, vowing Kyiv's national interests would be protected.

Ukraine is seeking strong backing from ‍allies in the event of a ‍ceasefire with Russia ‌while also pushing back on a Kremlin demand that ‍it give ​up its eastern Donbas region in exchange for peace.