26 states formally agreed to send their own troops to Ukraine or supply support for the operating coalition forces over the Dnieprem. The declaration of this content came from French president Emmanuel Marcon, after the summit of the alleged "willow dinner" held in Paris on Thursday. Poland was represented by Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the meeting.
The Paris "coalition of volunteers" summit, 2025.
Among the leaders who met in the French capital were besides Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer, president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Council António Costa and Secretary-General of NATO Mark Rutte. Poland was represented by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Following discussions by European politicians, a video conference with participation by US president Donald Trump.
At a press conference held after both meetings, the French president announced that European countries would apply fresh sanctions in agreement with the United States if the Kremlin continued to refuse peace talks. Macro accused Moscow of trying to buy time and strengthening attacks on Ukraine. He added that the US clearly expressed their willingness to engage in safety guarantees. However, he did not give details as he felt that it would "disclose Russia besides much information".
Trump wants force on China
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke in a akin tone. “We must strive for a summit with president Zelenski. There must be a ceasefire agreement there. If the Russian side continues to stall, Europe will increase sanctions force to increase the chances of diplomatic solution," stated German politicians.
In turn, the British Prime Minister reported after the conference that the members of the “coalition of willing” would deliver Ukraine long-range rockets. However, he did not specify which countries are planning to support Ukrainian forces In this way, he besides did not specify what missiles and how many would be. “We want the Ukrainian army to be able to defy Russia and act dissuasively,” he said.
Britain is 1 of the countries that are ready to send their own troops over Dniepr. There's no 1 in this group. Germany, as highlighted present in the entry on platform X Chancellor Merz. "The focus should be on funding, arms and training of Ukrainian armed forces. Germany is the most crucial partner of Kiev in this area," he wrote.
Neither will the United States send their troops to Ukraine, but Washington is ready for logistical mission support. It is unclear to what degree the US will join further sanctions. We know what Donald Trump expects from Europe. According to the Reuters Agency, during the video conference, the president of the United States argued that Europe must halt buying Russian oil due to the fact that it is financing the war. Trump stressed that European leaders must exert economical force on China for financing Russia's war effort.
The Paris "coalition of volunteers" summit, 2025.
A lot of optimism and pessimism
“Volunteer Coalition” was established on 2 March 2025 at the initiative of the Prime Minister of large Britain. It consists of countries that declared their readiness to actively support Kiev in the fight against Russian aggression. The coalition aims to coordinate global military, political and logistical assistance, as well as to prepare mechanisms that could supply safety guarantees for Ukraine in the future. To date, the meetings of European leaders have discussed topics specified as arms supply, training for Ukrainian soldiers and the creation of a common command structure with future stabilisation forces (Multinational Force Ukraine).
The coalition forms 35 countries. Poland has been participating in her works since the beginning, supporting aid to Kiev, but as Polish politicians reserve, she will not send her own troops over Dniepr. Prime Minister Donald Tusk repeated this present during a gathering with journalists. “Poland does not foresee sending soldiers”, he said to journalists on board a plane returning from France. – On the another hand, we are and will be liable for logistics, and this task of exceptional importance – said the head of government. – Everyone accepts this form of Poland's presence in aid to Ukraine – he added, referring to coalition leaders.
The Prime Minister, who asked for a summary of today’s summit, stated: “Optimistic is what Europe represents at the moment. We are definitely little optimistic about Russia’s behaviour.”
