European Allies in Paris Agree on New Aid for Ukraine Without the United States
At a meeting of the so-called 'coalition of the willing' in Paris, the UK joined a €60 billion EU defense loan scheme, while Germany pledged €90 million for Ukrainian long-range drone production.
A week after the NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster, the so-called 'coalition of the willing' – NATO minus the United States – gathered in Paris on the eve of Bastille Day. The summit was more serene, but behind the pageantry and photo ops lies the harsh reality of doing more without Washington's military and financial power.
On what was Keir Starmer's last summit as British prime minister, the UK signed up to a €60 billion EU defense loan scheme. Germany pledged €90 million to build Ukrainian long-range drones. Meanwhile, Kyiv's long-range strikes are causing fuel shortages in Russia, but Ukraine still cannot stop ballistic missiles from killing civilians or halt Russian advances in the Donbas industrial heartland.
As Moscow continues to feed the meat grinder of a brutal frontline, European nations are discussing how to prepare for what comes next. The debate featured Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik, former France 24 international affairs editor Robert Parsons, and Centre for European Policy analyst Marius Strubenhoff.
