US-Ukraine security guarantees document ready for Trump finalization – Zelenskyy

"Rustem Umerov reported on the results of our team’s negotiations in France yesterday. The bilateral document on security guarantees for Ukraine is now essentially ready for finalization at the highest level with the President of the United States," said Zelenskyy.

Ukraine continues to coordinate efforts between European and American teams.

"Together, we discussed, in particular, documents on recovery and economic development," the Ukrainian leader added.

Zelenskyy noted that complex issues from the basic framework for ending the war were addressed.

"The Ukrainian side presented possible options for finalizing this document," he stated. “We understand that the American side will engage with Russia, and we expect feedback on whether the aggressor is genuinely willing to end the war.”

Zelenskyy added that the Ukrainian delegation will report full details of the Paris meeting after returning to Kyiv.

He said partners have been informed about the consequences of strikes by Russia, noting such attacks "clearly don’t indicate that Moscow is reconsidering its priorities."

"In this context, it is necessary that pressure on Russia continues to increase at the same intensity as the work of our negotiating teams," Zelenskyy stated.

“The feasibility of future security guarantees must be proven by our partners’ ability to exert effective pressure on the aggressor at this very stage.”

New contacts with partners are also being prepared.

On Jan. 6, leaders met in Paris as part of the Coalition of the Willing, with Zelenskyy attending in person. U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner represented Trump.

Leaders from Ukraine, France and Britain signed a declaration of intent on future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine after the war ends.

The coalition also adopted a declaration confirming readiness to assume politically and legally binding guarantees for Ukraine, effective after a ceasefire.

Politico reported the United States did not sign the joint declaration. European Pravda, citing a source, said the final text omitted a phrase on U.S. commitment to support multinational forces in case of another Russian invasion.

The Ukrainian team remains in Paris for additional meetings and talks, according to Zelenskyy.

On Jan. 7, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, announced that the recent Paris talks had yielded concrete progress on security guarantees. He noted, however, that not all details could be made public at this time.