Ukraine, 9 Other Nations Form Coalition To Protect Europe From Missiles

Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utiliding Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years."Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defence capability for Europe," the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.He was asking two dozen leaders for help in developing measures against Russia's missile attacks that have pummeled his country and made the rest of Europe wary of Moscow's wider ambitions on the continent.Zelensky and the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom said they recognised "the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles," which are harder to stop than cruise missiles or drones."We believe that protecting Europe requires a comprehensive solution, in the form of an integrated missile defense architecture, to deter and neutralise future…