The Daily Populous Monday August 18th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by ukrinform.net and submitted by Silly-avocatoe

All members of Coalition of the Willing expressed strong support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty and opposed any forcible change of state borders.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a post on Facebook following the meeting, according to Ukrinform.

“It was very useful. We continue coordinating our joint positions. There is clear support for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty. Everyone agrees that borders must not be changed by force. Everyone supports that key issues must be resolved with Ukraine’s participation in a trilateral format – Ukraine, the U.S., and the Russian chief,” he said.

The head of Ukrainian state stressed that this is “a historic decision” that the United States is ready to take part in security guarantees for Ukraine. Security guarantees, Zelensky said, “must really be very practical, delivering protection on land, in the air, and at sea, and must be developed with Europe’s participation”.

“Of course, we also discussed how to stop the killings as soon as possible. We are working out a common vision of what a peace agreement should be – really fair, swift, and effective. Thank you!" he said.

As reported by Ukrinform, on August 17, President Zelensky arrived in Brussels, where he met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Following their meeting, they jointly participated in an online meeting of the Coalition of the Willing leaders.

During a joint press appearance with the European Commission president, Zelensky stated that the negotiations in Brussels would help define the agenda for his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, scheduled for August 18 in Washington.

PezzoGuy on August 17th, 2025 at 17:42 UTC »

"Coalition of the Willing" sounds like something from a fantasy novel. Sounds cool though.

EDIT: Just want to say, I am learning a lot here.

bostonbananarama on August 17th, 2025 at 17:32 UTC »

It's almost as if the entirety of history demonstrates that it's a bad idea to allow countries to take additional territory by force.

PlasticStain on August 17th, 2025 at 17:25 UTC »

That’s good - bring that energy to the meeting with the Americans on Monday. Happy that Zelenskyy has backup for that meeting.