Coalition Of The Willing Members Announce Readiness To Supply Ukraine With Long-Range Missiles

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to The Guardian , as reported by Ukrinform, Starmer said:“That was further underlined by the indiscriminate attacks in Kyiv last week, causing significant damage to the British Council and EU delegation buildings”.

He stressed that the coalition“had an unbreakable pledge to Ukraine, with president Trump's backing,” and added that it was clear they“now needed to go even further to apply pressure on Putin to secure a cessation of hostilities.”

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Starmer also welcomed announcements from other coalition members that they would supply long range missiles to Ukraine“to further bolster the country's supplies.”

Other European leaders participating in the Coalition of the Willing meeting shared their thoughts following the morning meeting, according to The Guardian .

In particular, Ireland's prime minister Micheál Martin issued a statement saying the talks“focussed on making further progress on the security guarantees for Ukraine that will be needed to underpin any ceasefire or peace agreement.”

He noted these guarantees could take“a number of forms, from an 'assurance force' that some countries are ready to join to further training for the Ukrainian Defence Forces.” According to him, it could“include a role for peacekeepers in ensuring that a ceasefire or peace agreement is observed,” with Irelan

Croatia's Andrej Plenković stressed the need to continue offering“comprehensive assistance to Ukraine,” and to support Ukraine's plans to join the EU.

Estonia's Kristen Michal said that while“Putin hopes his games tire the democratic world, our unity and resolve have proven otherwise.” “Security guarantees must be defined by those who seek and provide them. Russia has no say in Ukraine's future – or the future of Europe and Nato,” he stressed.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who was unable to attend the Paris meeting after his plane broke down, also called for“transatlantic unity,” saying it was“more necessary than ever,” as he urged partners to make no concessions to Russian aggression.

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda stressed that“guarantees must provide real deterrence, not another Budapest Memorandum.”

As reported by Ukrinform, the Coalition of the Willing convened today at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The meeting was chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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