European Leaders Gather in Kyiv as Ukraine Seeks More Air Defense
Around 35 countries joined talks on security guarantees and winter energy supplies as Ukraine seeks more interceptors against Russia's missile attacks.
- On Monday, Ukraine's Independence Day, the Coalition of the Willing met in Kyiv to prioritize air defense, co-chaired by UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- France and the United Kingdom established the grouping in March 2025 to prepare security guarantees for post-ceasefire Ukraine, and it now includes around 35 countries, with European Council President António Costa and NATO deputy secretary general Radmila Šekerinska joining discussions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released classified air-defense data revealing Ukraine received 675 American Patriot interceptors in 2023 and 364 in 2025, with 264 projected for 2026, while Raytheon secured a $22.9 billion contract to boost cruise missile output.
- Zelensky pushed the European Parliament to adopt legislation releasing €30 billion in EU funding, citing Russia's ballistic missile output of around 100 monthly, while the coalition weighed coordinated measures against the shadow fleet of tankers Russia uses to move sanctioned oil.
- No American representative attended the summit as Washington remains focused on its own deficit following the war on Iran, while talks on ending the war remain frozen with Moscow holding territorial and political demands that Kyiv has rejected.
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El Periódico
New meeting of leaders of the so-called Coalition of Volunteers, and new show of solidarity of the European allies with Ukraine. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of the independence of the country, presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have held a meeting in Kiev, some face-to-face, others via telematics, where they have explored the means to prop up air defence, paying special attention to the shortage of ant…
Kiev, Aug 24 (EFE).- The Coalition of Volunteers, made up mainly of European countries willing to contribute to a deployment of troops in Ukraine after the end of the war, pledged on Monday to urgently strengthen Ukrainian air defences, which accuse the lack of means to counter Russian ballistic missiles.
UK's Burnham urges allies to do 'everything' to support Ukraine's skies
LONDON, Aug 24 - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged allies on Monday to \"do everything we can\" and \"dig into our own stocks of air defence\" to protect Ukraine against Russian attacks at his first meeting co-chairing the so-called Coalition of the Willing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Western Allies Return to Kyiv With More Promises
The ‘Coalition of the Willing’ is meeting again in Kyiv this Monday with the usual agenda: more weapons, more sanctions against Russia, and new security guarantees for Ukraine. The meeting, symbolically held on Independence Day, brings together more than 30 countries and is co-chaired by the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Volodymyr Zelensky has put a number on the table. Ukraine wants at least 300 additional interceptor missiles before wint…
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