A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing is scheduled to take place in Berlin next week to discuss further support for Ukraine. The main topics will include air defense missiles, energy assistance, financial support and security guarantees.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this following a multilateral meeting with partners in Dublin on November 12.
“Thank you to Andy Burnham for organizing the meeting. I am grateful to Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Donald Tusk, Petteri Orpo, Andris Kulbergs, Kristen Michal, Mette Frederiksen, Gitanas Nausėda, Micheál Martin, Giorgia Meloni, Mark Carney, Ulf Kristersson, António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte and Kaja Kallas for participating,” Zelenskyy said.
The participants discussed strengthening support for Ukraine amid continued Russian attacks. The discussions focused primarily on air defense missiles, energy assistance and the construction of new shelters. Particular attention was also given to Ukraine’s financial stability, new contributions to the PURL program and security guarantees.
“We count on our partners’ support on all these issues. A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing is scheduled for next week in Berlin, where we will continue our coordination,” Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy highlighted a new package of British sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector: the United Kingdom became the first country to impose restrictions on all ten of Russia’s largest oil producers.
Also today, during a separate meeting with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Zelenskyy briefed them on the talks in Abu Dhabi.
He stressed the need for Europe to be fully involved in negotiations with Russia, particularly on matters concerning European security, support for Ukraine and future commitments by European countries.
The sides also discussed additional assistance to help Ukraine get through the winter. Kyiv expects to receive energy and humanitarian aid packages, as well as assistance with shelters, in the near future.
They also coordinated their positions on opening the final two negotiating clusters and the next steps toward Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
During his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Zelenskyy raised the issue of shortages of air defense missiles and disruptions to Starshield services.
In the first week of November alone, Russia launched 115 missiles of various types, thousands of guided aerial bombs and jet-powered Shahed drones. Disruptions to Starshield along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories are significantly complicating the interception of Russian jet-powered drones.
“Now that trilateral negotiations have intensified, it is important that Ukraine is not left with empty air defense launchers and has the means to defend itself. Artificial restrictions do not serve peace — they serve the aggressor,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
The president thanked Rutte for his willingness to help Ukraine with PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles.
