Leaders of the pro-Ukraine Coalition of the Willing pledged to increase military support for Kyiv, prioritising air defence, defence-industrial cooperation and technology sharing, while French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ministerial meeting in the coming weeks to coordinate action against Russia's shadow oil fleet.
Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham affirmed Ukraine's inherent right to self-defence following a video conference, as London approved Zelenskyy's request to build long-range cruise missiles using British Storm Shadow technology — a move Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned as pouring oil on the fire of the war.
Macron announced large-scale coalition exercises in Poland for October and November, though Italy will not participate. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed humanitarian aid including new generators. The coalition also welcomed U.S. Senate efforts to increase economic pressure on Moscow and urged an immediate, unconditional ceasefire.