Ukraine's allies meet in Paris on Tuesday, ‌seeking ​to finalise as much as possible ‌their contributions to future security guarantees to reassure Kyiv in the event of ​a ceasefire with Russia, diplomats and officials said.

The United States for the first time on Tuesday (January 6) backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if it is attacked by Russia again.

Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia. Leaders from 27 European countries and Canada, as well as U.S. representatives and other officials,

The talks are held as Russia continues attacking Ukraine's energy sector and under the shadow of US threats to annex Greenland.

European leaders and US officials aim to finalize an agreement on security guarantees that include the possibility of American boots on the ground in postwar Ukraine in a bid to ensure that any peace deal endures.

Ukraine’s allies said they made major progress Tuesday toward agreeing how to defend the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia, saying they were ready to provide international guarantees to deter Moscow from attacking its neighbor again.

Ukraine's allies will agree that security guarantees must include binding commitments to support Kyiv in the case of a future armed attack by Russia, according to a draft statement prepared ahead of a summit in Paris.

After almost four years of major conflict, Ukraine has been given a series of concrete secret guarantees — backed by more than 30 countries including Canada — that it can take into possible peace talks with Russia.