00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a series of new important meetings
00:06and diplomatic proceedings scheduled for early January in a post on X
00:10aimed at bolstering defenses and bringing an end to the war on his country.
00:15The Ukrainian leader noted that a meeting involving national security advisors
00:19is set to take place on Saturday to discuss strategies and ongoing peace efforts led by the United States.
00:26Zelenskyy says security advisors, cabinet members, as well as European and U.S. officials
00:32are expected to attend the meeting both in person and online.
00:36Another meeting involving high-level defense and military officials is set to take place on Monday,
00:42with security guarantees being the chief focus of the talks.
00:46Zelenskyy says it's crucial to develop a robust understanding of the mechanism
00:51under which the guarantees will function in the case of a potential peace agreement.
00:56The Ukrainian president also announced that a leader-level meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing
01:02is set to take place on Tuesday in France, marking the group's first gathering of the year.
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