Coalition of the Willing: Joint UK-France statement following 10 April meeting

The UK Defence Secretary and the French Ministre des Armees convened counterparts from 30 nations and representatives from the EU Fee, EU Council and NATO, to reaffirm our dedication to work collectively to drive progress in the direction of a simply and lasting peace in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s safety is inseparable from Euro-Atlantic safety. Solely an enduring peace in Ukraine that safeguards its energy, safety, and sovereignty will deter Russia from additional aggression sooner or later.

Our work at this time is a part of detailed army planning led by the UK and French Chiefs of Defence during the last month supported by a whole bunch of army planners from throughout Europe and past, and instantly helps the ambitions laid out by Prime Minister Starmer and President Macron at current worldwide Summits.

We’re main this work collectively, facet by facet to safe the absolute best final result for Ukraine. The UK and France are constructing this coalition on strong foundations, having spent nearly 15 years creating the frequent instruments and tradition to allow such a drive by means of our Mixed Joint Expeditionary Pressure.

Planning to date has seemed throughout the total vary of army capabilities from Europe and past. Discussions have centred on how collaborating nations can contribute their very own capabilities to make sure Ukraine’s future safety, whether or not by strengthening Ukrainian capability or direct contributions. Our aims are to reassure, assist and defend Ukraine to make sure that any peace settlement secures towards the danger of future Russian aggression.

You will need to keep discretion when commenting on the particular particulars of those discussions, till the circumstances of the mandatory ceasefire are clear. However we’re making strong progress, as a Coalition, on constructing a multi-national effort to assist Ukraine’s transition to peace time able of energy.

We’re exhibiting that by means of this coalition, Europe along with different worldwide companions are prepared to step up and assist the US and Ukraine to realize a simply and lasting peace.

President Putin should show he’s critical about peace and signal as much as a full and unconditional ceasefire, as Ukraine has performed. We’re working very carefully with Ukraine on creating these future plans, in addition to NATO to make sure that our collective assist to Ukraine strengthens the broader European-Atlantic safety structure.

This Coalition will proceed to satisfy recurrently to drive progress and generate agency commitments in pursuit of a simply and lasting peace in Ukraine.