‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme
Ten nations, including the UK, Germany, and France, have formed a coalition to develop a shared European anti-ballistic missile defense system. The initiative aims to leverage Ukraine's experience in countering Russian missile attacks to bolster continental security.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift toward integrated European defense cooperation and signals a unified response to regional security threats posed by Russia.
The leaders of Germany, Britain, Ukraine. France and Poland with other leaders in Paris. Photograph: Eliot Blondet/Pool/Sipa/Shutterstock The leaders of Germany, Britain, Ukraine. France and Poland with other leaders in Paris. Photograph: Eliot Blondet/Pool/Sipa/Shutterstock Europe ‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris
Prefer the Guardian on Google Ukraine 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.
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