Overview

• Around 30 governments in the Coalition of the Willing opened talks in Paris, with Macron saying the military groundwork is complete and Europe stands ready to offer guarantees once a ceasefire or peace deal is reached.
• Germany is set to propose boosting Ukraine’s air defense by about 20 percent annually, enabling local production of long‑range precision weapons, and supplying equipment for four mechanized brigades, plus training and industry integration.
• Berlin’s contributions are contingent on U.S. involvement in any security architecture, signs of Russian readiness to negotiate, internal government agreement, and Bundestag approval, according to German government circles.
• The menu under discussion runs from sustained military support to a possible coalition presence after a ceasefire, as several leaders temper troop talk and Russia labels any foreign force in Ukraine unacceptable and dangerous.
• The U.S. is being briefed via a scheduled call with President Trump, with envoy Steve Witkoff attending in Paris, while Poland’s president meets Trump in Washington as Warsaw’s foreign minister insists support for Kyiv remains a national consensus.