© EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET The guarantees are intended to stop Russia from attacking Ukraine again.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on September 3 that he expects to receive clarity at the Coalition of the Willing summit on September 4 “or shortly thereafter” on what security guarantees Europe can offer Kyiv after Russia's war in Ukraine ends, Reuters writes.
“I expect that tomorrow or shortly after tomorrow we will have clarity on what we can do collectively. This means that we can engage even more intensively, including with the American side, to find out what they are prepared to offer as part of their participation in security guarantees,” Rutte said at a press conference with Estonian President Alar Karis at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Western officials emphasize that the key to future guarantees is the continuation of large-scale assistance to the Ukrainian army, while measures are also being considered to involve an international contingent to strengthen support for Kyiv.
At the press conference, Rutte also sought to reassure NATO's Eastern European members that providing resources for security guarantees to Ukraine would not weaken the Alliance's defense capabilities on its eastern flank.
“We must avoid dispersing our resources, so we always need to assess the impact on NATO's defense plans,” he noted.
As a reminder, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” would be held in Paris on September 4 and announced that he had invited Portugal to participate.
International observer Volodymyr Kim spoke about which security guarantees can be considered reliable and effective and whether allies are ready to provide such guarantees to Ukraine in the article “Between Article 5 and the “porcupine”: The West is looking for security “guarantees” for Ukraine.”
