Today’s meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris was productive and decisive. Together with a broad coalition of partners, Belgium will take on its share of international efforts towards safeguarding peace in Ukraine, once hostilities have ended. Our contribution will focus in particular on providing air and maritime capabilities as well as efforts in the area of training, where Belgium can deliver tangible and meaningful impact. Crucially, this effort will be underpinned by a firm American backstop as well as American-led monitoring, ensuring effective deterrence and making long-term stability achievable. A united West can deliver results that shape history and secure peace.(Bart De Wever)