Ukraine's allies to meet in Berlin next week to agree on funding and peace talks stance
The Coalition of the Willing, a group of countries backing Ukraine, will hold a meeting in Berlin next week with more than 20 national and government leaders expected. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the aim is to secure funding for Ukraine's defence in 2027 and agree a common position ahead of peace talks.
Leaders of countries supporting Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion are due to gather in Berlin, the German capital, next week for a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing. More than 20 heads of state and government are expected to attend, among them French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has set out two goals for the meeting. The first is to secure funding for Ukraine's defence in 2027. The second is for the allies to reach a unified position on the upcoming peace talks.
Background to the talks
The meeting follows a session this week in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where Russian and Ukrainian representatives met with US mediation. Washington subsequently indicated that it wants European countries to take part in future negotiations as well. Moscow has so far rejected this.
Russia, for its part, is seeking to link an end to the war in Ukraine with negotiations on a new European security architecture.
The source text does not specify the exact date of the meeting, the amounts of funding under discussion or any decisions planned.
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