{"id":2042618,"date":"2026-07-13T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042618"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:31:02","slug":"nine-european-countries-and-ukraine-form-anti-ballistic-missile-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2042618","title":{"rendered":"Nine European countries and Ukraine form anti-ballistic missile coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/63\/83\/1200x675_cmsv2_83ad21b6-1b76-5bc2-9526-fff71e24f9a3-9836383.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2909732-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909732\" data-cid=\"9837310\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909732-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/73\/10\/189x106_cmsv2_f436c358-f73c-51ab-8557-8d7c848c5dd0-9837310.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman stands at the water&apos;s edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Qatar<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US-Iran conflict widens after deadly tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909704-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909704\" data-cid=\"9837371\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909704-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/71\/23\/189x106_cmsv2_005e9e7a-49df-5ab2-b6b7-96c07fceab22-9837123.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is en route to the Gulf of Oman.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US strikes Bushehr as Iran&#8217;s parliament tables bill to control Hormuz\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909771-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909771\" data-cid=\"9837437\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909771-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/74\/37\/189x106_cmsv2_a243ed62-f09b-528a-b080-1e1b2f369375-9837437.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - Swiss and EU flags at an entrance of the new Switzerland Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Google faces probe for giving Swiss users fewer options than in the EU\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909772-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909772\" data-cid=\"9837438\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909772-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/74\/38\/189x106_cmsv2_0553f1b4-5cc0-5509-b6be-e04e1d1f52e9-9837438.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu and Brigitte Macron welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Place de la Concorde ahead of Fran\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Zelenskyy joins Macron and European leaders in Paris for Bastille Day\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909732-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909732\" data-cid=\"9837310\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909732-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/73\/10\/189x106_cmsv2_f436c358-f73c-51ab-8557-8d7c848c5dd0-9837310.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman stands at the water&apos;s edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Qatar<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US-Iran conflict widens after deadly tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909704-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2909704\" data-cid=\"9837371\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909704-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/71\/23\/189x106_cmsv2_005e9e7a-49df-5ab2-b6b7-96c07fceab22-9837123.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is en route to the Gulf of Oman.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Iran<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US strikes Bushehr as Iran&#8217;s parliament tables bill to control Hormuz\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909771-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2909771\" data-cid=\"9837437\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909771-label-pos3-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/74\/37\/189x106_cmsv2_a243ed62-f09b-528a-b080-1e1b2f369375-9837437.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - Swiss and EU flags at an entrance of the new Switzerland Embassy in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Google faces probe for giving Swiss users fewer options than in the EU\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909772-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909772\" data-cid=\"9837438\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909772-label-pos4-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/74\/38\/189x106_cmsv2_0553f1b4-5cc0-5509-b6be-e04e1d1f52e9-9837438.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"French Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu and Brigitte Macron welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Place de la Concorde ahead of Fran\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    No Comment<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Zelenskyy joins Macron and European leaders in Paris for Bastille Day\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Nine European countries and Ukraine form anti-ballistic missile coalition<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/63\/83\/1536x864_cmsv2_83ad21b6-1b76-5bc2-9526-fff71e24f9a3-9836383.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, 13 July, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris, 13 July, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div 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The declaration states the coalition serves in a &#8216;purely defensive&#8217; manner.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Nine European countries and Ukraine announced the creation of a coalition to develop anti-ballistic capabilities in Europe to protect the continent. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that the protection of Europe, requires a global solution of integrated missile defence architecture to deter and defeat future missile threats,&#8221; said a joint declaration by Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faced with the ballistic threat, we are making a clear choice: protect Ukraine, strengthen our collective security, and build the Europe of defence,&#8221; France&#8217;s President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p>The statement comes on the sidelines of the &#8220;Coalition of the Willing,&#8221; with at least 25 heads of state or government attending the meeting Paris on Monday and Tuesday to discuss support for Ukraine and increasing pressure on Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Macron, in which he said the two &#8220;spoke in detail about the situation on the front and Ukraine\u2019s needs in protecting people from Russian attacks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to strengthen Ukraine, reinforce our air defences, and accelerate the development of Europe\u2019s anti-ballistic capabilities,&#8221; he said, adding that &#8220;France has precisely the capabilities and advanced technologies needed to help&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The summit meeting\u2014hosted in Paris and jointly led with the United Kingdom\u2014will push for a ceasefire and renewed peace talks, the French presidency said on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Meeting at the H\u00f4tel des Invalides, the allies will aim to \u201cstrengthen\u201d a renewed sense of unity and cooperation in support of Ukraine, according to the French presidency. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/63\/83\/808x539_cmsv2_22b64c8f-a363-5191-a404-4d6a4c9f24a7-9836383.jpg\" alt=\"Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building burning after a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, late Sunday, July 12, 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building burning after a Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, late Sunday, July 12, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Kateryna Klochko<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This commitments build on pledges made at the recent G7 summit in \u00c9vian and at the NATO summit in Ankara, where allies agreed to sending \u20ac70 billion in military aid to Kyiv in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition has now expanded to include 37 countries, meeting both in person and via video conference. Two new members, Moldova and North Macedonia, are scheduled to take part in Monday\u2019s meeting for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin on Monday dismissed the summit, calling it a &#8220;coalition of warmongers,&#8221; in which leaders &#8220;do not want peace&#8221;. <\/p>\n<h2>Macron: Europe will defend freedom at all costs<\/h2>\n<p>The meeting comes the day before France&#8217;s national public holiday Bastille Day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the armed forces ahead of a meeting of Ukraine&#8217;s allies, Macron said Europe would defend freedom and rights at all costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The message we are sending to the world is the following: Yes Peace is our goal. Yes, we cherish freedom and rights. And yes, we stand ready to fight to defend them always, even at the cost of blood if necessary,&#8221; the French President said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/63\/83\/808x539_cmsv2_b4db3596-2caa-580f-971b-54095153026a-9836383.jpg\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his address to the armed forces on the eve of the Bastille Day parade at the Ministry of Defense in Paris, Monday, July 13, 2026. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Thomas Padilla, Pool<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In a few years, we will have built new capabilities in Europe and orchestrated a strategic awakening, Macron added, emphasising that &#8220;Europe is becoming a power&#8221; that is &#8220;ready to defend itself&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy is expected to be in Paris on Monday and Tuesday. 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