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🔴Follow live: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris

(From L) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer address a joint press conference.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer address a joint press conference in Paris on July 13, 2026. © Teresa Suarez, AFP

Ukraine has ​ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of ‌several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said ⁠Monday after a meeting of more than 20 "Coalition of the Willing" leaders in Paris.

French President Emmanuel ​Macron said on Monday that France would allow Ukraine to ​produce French-made cruise missiles, precision guided bombs and air defence interceptor missiles after Kyiv ordered next generation Franco-Italian air defence systems and ​Rafale ‌fighter jets.

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