Ukraine and nine other countries will form a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilising Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years. Russia has escalated attacks in recent weeks, taking advantage of Ukraine’s critical shortage of air defences. Ukraine and key Western allies on Monday announced an air-defence coalition that would include jointly developing a new anti-ballistic missile system as an alternative and cheaper solution to the U.S.
FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Ukraine. Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in ParisUkraine and nine other countries including the UK, Germany and France are to build a shared protection programme for Europe against ballistic missiles, using Kyiv’s experience in fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for more than four years.“Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defence capability for Europe,” the 10 nations said in a statement on Monday as leaders met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for talks in Paris. "We believe that the protection of Europe requires a global solution of integrated missile defence architecture to deter and defeat future missile threats," the joint declaration said.
Ukraine’s allies gathered in Paris on Monday to ramp up support for Kyiv, particularly in air defence, and increase pressure on Russia to end the war, which is well into its fifth year. Representatives of the 37 coalition members, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived at Les Invalides in the French capital for the summit of the Coalition of the Willing, launched by France and the United Kingdom to provide military support to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion in... At least 25 heads of state, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, are attending a meeting of the Coalition of the willing on July 13, which comes the day before France's national public holiday Bastille Day.
Moscow dismissed the summit, calling it a 'coalition of warmongers'. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us more. Ukraine and nine European countries launched a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, drawing on Kyiv’s wartime experience.
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