U.S. support clause vanishes from final Paris Declaration on Ukraine security

According to an official at the Élysée Palace, the United States is not formally a signatory to the declaration.

“The statement by the coalition of the willing was endorsed by its members and thoroughly discussed with the United States,” the French president’s office told reporters on condition of anonymity.

European Pravda reported that an earlier draft of the declaration stated that the multinational forces “will be led by Europeans, with the involvement of non-European coalition members, and with the participation of the United States, including American capabilities such as intelligence and logistics, with a commitment from the U.S. to support these forces in the event of an attack” by Russia.

The Jan. 6 meeting in Paris brought together members of the coalition of the willing, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending in person. Following the summit, the leaders of Ukraine, France, and the United Kingdom signed a declaration of intent on the future deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine after the war ends.

Politico earlier reported that the United States declined to sign the joint declaration on security guarantees, leaving only the coalition of the willing to do so.