Ukraine needs real security guarantees, including reassurance forces with US support, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said after a meeting with his European counterparts.
“International pressure must increase due to Russia’s refusal to stop the killings. Military support is vital for Ukraine to gain leverage in negotiations. Ukraine needs real security guarantees, including reassurance forces with US support and own military strength,” he posted on X after a video call of the so-called Coalition of the Willing on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump has said that Washington is prepared to provide Ukraine with security guarantees.
Some thoughts after the CoW meeting:
— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) August 17, 2025
- International pressure must increase due to Russia's refusal to stop the killings.
- Military support is vital for Ukraine to gain leverage in negotiations.
- 🇺🇦needs real security guarantees, including reassurance forces with U.S. support &… pic.twitter.com/DwcRbgPyzG
White House envoy Steve Witkoff also said on Sunday that Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed on the need for “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine during a meeting in Alaska on Friday.
Securing an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine had been one of Trump’s core demands before the Alaska summit, to which Ukraine and its European allies were not invited.
But after the meeting, Trump ruled out an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine – a move that would appear to favour Putin, who has long argued for negotiations on a final peace deal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in Washington on Monday for talks with Trump.
Zelensky is expected to first meet one-on-one with Trump, before they are joined by European leaders, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, a European government source said.
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