French president Emmanuel Macron organised a gathering of respective European leaders in February 2025, which was a consequence to the first telephone call US president Donald Trump au Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
It's an argument in the Oval Office. “The Coalition of the willing” was formed
After quarrels in the Oval Office between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski and Donald Trump The British Prime Minister held another meeting, this time with a wider group. The consequence of these talks was the announcement of the March 2nd uprising "Volunteers' Coalition", whose members were 33 countries – mainly European, as well as Australia, fresh Zealand, Japan and Turkey.
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The coalition did not enter the United States and neutral countries specified as Austria, Malta and Switzerland. any Balkan states, Hungary and Slovakia have besides not joined the coalition.
The “Voluntary Coalitions” have already been established many times in history, including during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. They have always been groups of countries cooperating with each another outside formal global organisations.
War in Ukraine. The 3 main objectives of the “voluntary coalition”
The current coalition has three main objectives.
First is continuing military support for Ukrainian Armed Forces. The United Kingdom has already declared the usage of £1.6 billion (about PLN 8.48 billion) for the acquisition of air defence missiles for Ukraine. The coalition besides announces the dispatch of artillery, air defence systems, rocket missiles, drones and the continuation of training for the Ukrainian army.
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Second objective there is the creation of support forces that could be deployed in Ukraine after peace has been concluded. They would supply an additional warrant of safety and, as Macron put it, a "restraint" against Russia.
– In the case of the peace agreement, we will proceed to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities to halt the future invasion," said Starmer.
According to Sky News, this could include around 10,000 soldiers (within the framework of the European NATO members who have more than 2 million soldiers). So far only France and the United Kingdom committed to sending their soldiers. Prime Minister Donald Tusk After the gathering of the coalition in Paris on 27 March, he confirmed that Poland had already decided not to send its troops to Ukraine.
The 3rd nonsubjective is to increase Europe's defence capacity. European Commission proposed a plan to mobilise up to EUR 800 billion for fresh defence investments, which Ukraine could besides benefit from.
“Volunteer Coalition” allows NATO members for joint actions outside the formal structure of the Alliance, which avoids possible veto from states that do not want to engage in military actions for Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenski: We want to decision faster
On Tuesday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski met with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
– We were discussing the issue. "Volunteers' Coalition". It is simply a multinational coalition. More than 20 countries attended the last gathering in Paris. There was a separate gathering of our military commanders. We're moving on. We want to decision faster," said Zelenski.
The president added that the option was being discussed that a complete ceasefire could open the way to diplomatic end of Russia's war against Ukrainewhich has been full-scale since February 2022.
– “A coalition of willing” may appear Ukraine After a complete ceasefire. It is besides early to talk about infrastructure, but it is crucial for Belgium to be among the leading countries that besides support this area," said Zelenski.
Zelenski reported that on Thursday in Ramstein format discussion on ‘the willing coalition’, and Friday on Patriot Air defence Systems and additional defence packages. According to the President, the issue of joint actions by countries that would be willing to launch arms production in Ukraine will besides be raised.
