Overview
- The 37‑nation Coalition of Volunteers, meeting in Paris on Monday, pledged stepped‑up military, financial and civil support for Ukraine with a specific emphasis on expanding air‑defence systems and long‑range interceptors.
- Ten countries including France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Ukraine formally launched a coalition to coordinate and develop shared ballistic‑missile defence capabilities that will complement existing systems like Patriot and SAMP/T.
- France and Ukraine signed a delivery roadmap committing to transfer four Rafale fighters in 2026 as part of a 16‑aircraft order plus radars, Aster‑30 missiles and SAMP/T NG systems with plans to allow licensed production inside Ukraine.
- The EU and the United Kingdom announced coordinated sanctions on Russian cyber actors and intelligence‑linked firms and said more economic measures would follow to limit Moscow’s ability to fund the war effort.
- Paris and partners advanced planning for a Franco‑British Multinational Force for Ukraine that will begin exercises outside Ukrainian territory while Russia publicly rejected the initiatives and continued military attacks.