New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The United States on Tuesday (January 6) for the first time backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies pledging legally binding security guarantees to protect Kyiv from future Russian aggression once a peace deal is reached.

Speaking after a summit of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump strongly supports the proposed security guarantees.

"President Trump strongly stands behind security protocols," Witkoff said. "Those security protocols are meant to deter any attacks, any further attacks in Ukraine, and if there are any attacks, they're meant to defend."

Witkoff said the guarantees would reassure Ukrainians that the war would not resume after a cease...