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Japan, Laos summit talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) holds talks with Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (2nd from L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. The leaders agreed to advance cooperation aimed at strengthening regional energy and resource security as well as supply-chain resilience.

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Japan, Laos summit talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. The leaders agreed to advance cooperation aimed at strengthening regional energy and resource security as well as supply-chain resilience.

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Japan, Vietnam agree to strengthen economic security

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau shake hands at the ministry in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. They agreed to strengthen cooperation on economic security, including efforts to build more resilient supply chains for critical minerals amid concern about China's restrictions on rare earth exports.

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Japan, Azerbaijan agree to deepen energy security cooperation

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov speak at a press conference after their talks in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. They agreed to strengthen cooperation on energy security as Tokyo seeks stable supplies amid uncertainty in global oil markets.

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Japan, Azerbaijan agree to deepen energy security cooperation

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov ahead of their talks in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. They agreed to strengthen cooperation on energy security as Tokyo seeks stable supplies amid uncertainty in global oil markets.

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Kyrgyzstan wins U.N. Security Council nonpermanent seat

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev meets the press in New York on June 3, 2026, after his country was elected as a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council for the first time on June 3, 2026.

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Germany fails to get U.N. Security Council nonpermanent seat

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul meets the press in New York on June 3, 2026, after Germany lost its bid for a nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.

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Japan Defense Minister Koizumi delivers speech in Singapore

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore on May 31, 2026, rejecting China's criticism that Japan's defense capability buildup represents a "new militarism."

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Trilateral meeting between Japan, Australia, New Zealand

Photo taken in Singapore on May 30, 2026, shows Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C), Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles (R) and New Zealand Defense Minister Chris Penk. The three met on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum, reaffirming their commitment to closer defense cooperation following Japan's recent easing of rules governing defense equipment exports.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

TOKYO, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (Kyodo)

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China Foreign Minister Wang at U.N. Security Council

The U.N. Security Council, of which China is the rotating president for May, holds a high-level meeting chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on strengthening the international system at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 26, 2026.

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China Foreign Minister Wang at U.N. Security Council

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) chairs a high-level meeting of the U.N. Security Council, of which China is the rotating president for May, on strengthening the international system at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 26, 2026.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan ruling LDP launches new group

A new group created within Japan's Liberal Democratic Party holds its inaugural meeting in Tokyo on May 21, 2026, with 347 out of the ruling party's 417 lawmakers joining. The group, dubbed "the research group on the nation's power," is believed to seek to promote the national security and economic policy agendas of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan-South Korea security talks

(from L) Japanese Vice Defense Minister for International Affairs Koji Kano, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo and South Korean Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo Hee pose before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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Japan-South Korea security talks

Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi (L) and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before vice minister-level "two-plus-two" bilateral security talks in Seoul on May 7, 2026.

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Ex-British PM Blair attends U.N. session on Gaza

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), a member of the Board of Peace overseeing interim governance in the Gaza Strip under the leadership of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a U.N. Security Council session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2026.

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Japan-Poland summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) and her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk (far L) hold talks at her office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026. They agreed to elevate ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, strengthening economic and security cooperation.

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Japan foreign minister in France

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, R) holds talks with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (front, L) in Cernay-la-Ville near Paris on March 26, 2026.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank on Feb. 18, 2026, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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U.N. Security Council meeting on Palestine

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks at a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank on Feb. 18, 2026, at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing

Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, back left to right, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrisron, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie Drouin, and Liberal member of Parliament MicheaL Ma, look on as Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in Ritan Park in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze is pictured during a joint press conference with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PEOPLE AND DEFENSE 2026

SÄLEN, SWEDEN 20260111Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) during a press conference at the Folk och Försvars annual National Conference at the Högfjällshotellet in Sälen, Sweden, January 11, 2026.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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PEOPLE AND DEFENSE 2026

SÄLEN, SWEDEN 20260111Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson (M) and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) during a press conference at the Folk och Försvars annual National Conference at the Högfjällshotellet in Sälen, Sweden, January 11, 2026.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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PEOPLE AND DEFENSE 2026

SÄLEN, SWEDEN 20260111Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson (M), Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and Minister of Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M) during a press conference at the Folk och Försvar Annual National Conference at the Högfjällshotellet in Sälen, Sweden, January 11, 2026.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Jubilee Partners - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a meeting with the representatives of the institutions that collaborated in the ‘Jubilee 2025’ at the Vatican on January 10, 2026. The Pope expressed his gratitude to the Italian government, security forces, and all the Dicasteries involved, along with many others. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Coalition Of The Willing Summit Conference - Paris

Germany s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelensky, France s President Emmanuel Macron, Britain s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and US businessman Jared Kushner deliver a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026. Photo by Jeanne Accorsini/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM