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Europe & World
>>> Paris hosted the “Coalition of the Willing” with representatives from 38 countries attending in person or online; discussions included a reassurance force for Ukraine with land, sea, or air roles, and figures of 25,000–30,000 personnel were floated as scenarios under review.
>>> President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries agreed to send or finance peacekeeping missions for Ukraine; he also asserted that Russia’s total casualties approach one million and claimed that 60–70% of the weapons Ukraine is currently using are made in Ukraine, with 35 countries set to allocate annual defense funds.
>>> Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated Warsaw will not send troops to Ukraine but will play a role in the country’s security-guarantee architecture.
>>> EU leaders held a call with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Paris, stressing Delhi’s importance in efforts to constrain Russia’s war economy.
>>> The UK announced $1.3 billion from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine and said more than £1 billion of weapons and military support have already been paid for using immobilized Russian assets; London is also considering transferring NIGHTFALL tactical ballistic missiles once development is complete.