Diyar Güldoğan
06 January 2026•Update: 06 January 2026
WASHINGTON
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that a delegation meeting in the French capital with European leaders and Ukrainian officials produced “significant progress” on key elements of a proposed peace plan for Ukraine.
"We have made significant progress on several critical workstreams, including our bilateral security guarantee framework and a prosperity plan," Witkoff wrote on US social media company X.
The delegation, which included Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Gen. Alex Grynkewich, Ambassador Charles Kushner and White House adviser Josh Gruenbaum, held talks with members of the Coalition of the Willing as well as Ukrainian representatives, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"The Coalition also released a statement outlining its framework to a security guarantee. We agree with the Coalition that durable security guarantees and robust prosperity commitments are essential to a lasting peace in the Ukraine and we will continue to work together on this effort," said Witkoff.
He added that they will continue discussions with the Ukrainian delegation Tuesday and Wednesday.
"We are hopeful to achieve additional positive momentum in the near future," he added.
'We're largely finished with security protocols'
Witkoff said the meeting has brought the parties “very, very close” to finalizing security protocols and a comprehensive prosperity plan for Ukraine.
"We think we're largely finished with security protocols, which are important so that the people of Ukraine know that when this ends, it ends forever, but we also think critically that we are very, very close to finishing up as robust a prosperity agreement as any country has ever seen coming out of conflicts like this," Witkoff told reporters at a news conference.
He added that a strong economy is closely tied to security.
"We believe that a robust economy correlates and works directly with these security protocols. It makes Ukraine a strong independent nation, and we think that's really important in terms of the long-term future," he said.
Witkoff stressed the US role as mediator, pledging flexibility to reach a resolution
Kushner said the meeting was a "very, very big milestone."
"I thank President (Emmanuel) Macron for assembling this and for all the work that everyone here has done behind the scenes to bring this together. This does not mean that we will make peace, but peace would not be possible without the progress that was made here today," he added.
