Poland joins coalition to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences against Russia

Poland has joined an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other allies, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday, as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defences against Russian attacks.“From today, Poland is part of this major project ... we agreed on the forms and frameworks of this cooperation,” Tusk said in a video posted on X.Tusk made the announcement during a summit of eight Carpathian countries being held in western Ukraine and launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Poland backs joint missile defence projectUkraine and nine European countries announced an air-defence coalition in July that would include the joint development of a new anti-ballistic missile system. The proposed system is intended to provide an alternative and cheaper solution to the US Patriot system.Tusk also said Poland had prepared a new “significant” donation package for Ukraine, although he did not provide details.“I will be very consistent here.