France, July 14 -- Representatives of the 37 coalition members, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, gathered for the 16th meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, launched by France and the United Kingdom to provide military support to Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

"We are determined to continue supporting Ukraine even faster and more forcefully," French President Emmanuel Macron said at the close of the meeting.

What was achieved during the meeting: Establishment of an "anti-ballistic missile coalition" Ukraine will acquire 16 Rafale jets (made by French company Dassault), operational by 2028-2029 Ukraine will be granted a licence to produce Aster missiles used in the French/Italian anti-missil...