Nine European countries and Ukraine announced the creation of a coalition to develop anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe to protect the continent.
"We believe that the protection of Europe, requires a global solution of integrated missile defence architecture to deter and defeat future missile threats," said a joint declaration by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
"Faced with the ballistic threat, we are making a clear choice: protect Ukraine, strengthen our collective security, and build the Europe of defence," France's President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X.
The statement comes on the sidelines of the "Coalition of the Willing," with at least 25 heads of state or government attending the meeting Paris on Monday and Tuesday to discuss support for Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia.
Ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Macron, in which he said the two "spoke in detail about the situation on the front and Ukraine’s needs in protecting people from Russian attacks".
