Overview

• Paris and Berlin said they will send additional air-defense hardware to Kyiv in response to recent massive Russian strikes.
• The leaders agreed to start a high-level Franco-German dialogue on nuclear deterrence to build a shared strategic culture within Europe and NATO.
• Macron said France and Germany will press for further measures, including primary and secondary sanctions, if Moscow spurns U.S.-brokered talks.
• Macron hosted Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Fort de Brégançon before a joint council in Toulon, signaling a relaunch of their security partnership.
• Merz cautioned the war could last many months as both leaders pledged sustained support and planned consultations with President Trump and a 30-nation coalition meeting next week.