London Summit Defines Support for Ukrainian Armed Forces as the “First Level” of Security Guarantees

Following the “Securing Our Future” Summit in London on March 2, a preliminary agreement was reportedly reached that the first level of security guarantees for Ukraine should involve support for and strengthening of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Additional security guarantees will be developed in collaboration with the United States.

This was reported to European Pravda by an EU official familiar with the course of the negotiations.

The European official emphasized that the strategy to further strengthen Ukraine’s Armed Forces, along with the “peace through strength” concept, which includes increasing support for Ukraine and applying additional pressure on Russia, gained broad support during the negotiations in London.

“It was agreed that any potential peace settlement must ensure Ukraine’s sovereignty and security. Moreover, given Russia’s past behavior, peace must be protected by security guarantees. The first level of these security guarantees will be the Ukrainian armed forces, which must continue to receive support,” the EU official said.

He added that there was “strong agreement” that future European contributions to additional security guarantees “should be developed alongside the United States.”

The official also noted that there was widespread support among the leaders at the summit for the “peace through strength” strategy, which calls for enhanced support for Ukraine and additional pressure on Russia.

Leaders emphasized “the importance of continuing close cooperation with the United States, particularly in the context of NATO, to ensure that any ceasefire becomes a step toward a just and lasting peace,” the European Pravda stated.

As previously reported, 18 world leaders—including the heads of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, Poland, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Romania, and Ukraine, as well as Turkey’s foreign minister, the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council, and NATO’s Secretary General—gathered at Lancaster House in central London at the invitation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss a peace settlement plan for Ukraine.

Previously, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking at a press conference following the “Securing Our Future” Summit in London on March 2, announced the creation of a “coalition of the willing” to support a coordinated peace plan for Ukraine.