PARIS - Some 30 leaders will hold talks on Sept 4 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over future security guarantees to Kyiv if there is a ceasefire with Russia, hoping they have done enough to persuade the United States to back their efforts.

The summit, both in person and virtually, of the “coalition of the willing” brings together leaders mostly from Europe, but also Turkey, Australia and Canada.

The countries have talked for months at various levels to define their military contributions to Ukraine to help deter Russia from attacking it again once there is a final truce.

But those efforts have stalled recently as governments have said any European military role would need its own US security guarantees as a backstop. US President Donald Trump has made no explicit commitment to provide those.

French President Emmanuel Macron said alongside Mr Zelensky in Paris on Sept 3 that the coalition leaders would endorse plans on Sept 4 for security guarantees completed by their militaries.

Two European officials said the detailed “technical” plans had been finished without going into detail on what that actually meant.

“We are ready, us Europeans, to provide security guarantees to Ukraine,” Mr Macron said.

“It enables us to say solidly that we are ready for a robust peace for Ukraine and Europeans, but the question now is to see the sincerity of Russia.”

The two European officials said the aim would be to send a political signal to Mr Trump.

This would highlight the lack of progress toward direct peace talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr Zelensky since a

Trump-Putin summit in August