Western leaders agree anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine

July 13, 2026 11:06 AM EDT

A firefighter works at the site of a bus parking hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 13, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok

PARIS, July ‌13 (Reuters) - ​Leaders ​of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the ‌Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden ⁠and the United Kingdom ‌have agreed to establish ‌an integrated anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine, ​the French Presidency said in a statement.

"We ⁠believe that the protection of Europe ​requires a global solution of integrated missile defence ​architecture to ‌deter and defeat future missile threats — ⁠developed through collective effort, technological openness, and trusted ⁠industrial cooperation," the statement said.

"It ​will complement existing ballistic missile defence systems, including sovereign European ‌solutions already acquired, or to be acquired ‌by participating ⁠countries," it added.

(Reporting ‌by ​Dominique Vidalon, John Irish; Editing by Sharon ‌Singleton)



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