Overview

• Thirty‑plus partners met in Paris under Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer, approved a security‑guarantees concept and then briefed President Donald Trump by phone on the outcome.
• Germany outlined a package centered on a roughly 20% annual increase in Ukrainian air‑defence capacity, co‑production of long‑range cruise missiles in Ukraine, and equipment for four mechanized brigades, about 480 vehicles per year.
• Berlin said it would expand training, financing and arms support but will not commit troops now, linking any deployment to a ceasefire, significant U.S. participation and required domestic approvals.
• France and the UK signaled readiness to contribute several thousand soldiers after a settlement, while many countries ruled out deployments and indicated support through training, logistics or other measures.
• Russia rejected any European or multilateral troop presence as “unacceptable,” and Vladimir Putin warned Moscow would pursue its objectives by military means if no agreement acceptable to the Kremlin is reached.