Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed the United States' decision to join security guarantees for Ukraine, and urged the creation of a trilateral format involving Ukraine, the US and Russia to resolve issues. "Everyone supports that key issues must be resolved with Ukraine's participation in a trilateral format - Ukraine, the U.S., and the Russian chief," Zelenskyy said after talks with the Coalition of the Willing.

"This is a historic decision that the United States is ready to take part in security guarantees for Ukraine. Security guarantees, as a result of our joint work, must really be very practical, delivering protection on land, in the air, and at sea, and must be developed with Europe's participation," he wrote in a post on X.

I am grateful to all participants of the Coalition of the Willing for today’s conversation in Brussels – on the eve of the meeting in Washington, D.C. with President Trump. It was very useful. We continue coordinating our joint positions. There is clear support for Ukraine’s… pic.twitter.com/Rp3qKkX7vn

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 17, 2025