Macron Hosts 37-Nation Coalition of the Willing Summit for Ukraine

President Macron co-chaired a summit of the Coalition of the Willing at the Hôtel national des Invalides in Paris alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General. Leaders from 37 countries committed to supporting Ukraine militarily took stock of operational planning for post-war security guarantees and intensified pressure on Russia's war effort, including action against the sanctions-evading "ghost fleet" tanker network. The gathering built on the Paris Declaration of January 6, 2026 and preceded Macron's Bastille Day parade the following day, at which several coalition leaders were guests of honor.