10 Countries Announce a Coalition to Protect Europe From Ballistic Missiles

FRANCE – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met with French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders on Monday, for help developing measures against Russia’s ballistic missiles.

They later announced they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, taking advantage of Kyiv’s experience of fighting Russia’s full-scale invasion for over four years.

Zelenskyy and the leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom said they recognized “The growing threat posed by ballistic missiles,” which are harder to stop than cruise missiles or drones.

The statement gave no time frame for setting up the defense system, and said the plan remained open to other countries.