Overview

• At the White House, Donald Trump pledged to maintain the U.S. military presence in Poland and said he is ready to increase it if Warsaw requests, with roughly 8,000–10,000 personnel currently there according to reports.
• Meeting in Paris, the Coalition of the Willing is weighing German proposals to boost Ukraine’s air defenses by about 20% annually, support long‑range strike capabilities made in Ukraine, and equip four mechanized brigades—about 480 vehicles per year.
• Berlin’s contributions are conditioned on U.S. involvement, possible talks with Russia, internal government agreement and Bundestag approval, and officials caution any peacekeeping role remains premature.
• Russia rejected the notion of a European force outright, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharowa calling foreign troop plans inadmissible and a danger to the continent.
• France says technical preparations for guarantees are complete pending political sign‑off; Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyj is in Paris, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is participating, and Trump is to be briefed by phone, as Poland’s government stresses a national consensus to aid Kyiv despite domestic frictions.