{"id":15547,"date":"2026-09-30T04:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/conflicts\/15547\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T04:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T04:29:18","slug":"poland-joins-european-coalition-on-ballistic-missile-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/conflicts\/15547\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland Joins European Coalition on Ballistic Missile Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President, Volodymyr Zelensky has said Poland will be a member of a <a href=\"https:\/\/tvpworld.com\/95454420\/zelenskyy-starts-c8-grouping-regional-leaders-and-eu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">European coalition<\/a> dedicated to countering ballistic missiles threats, and will partner with Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Ukraine on Friday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk thanked his host for the announcement and said that failure to include Poland in the coalition\u2019s original launch in Paris in July was \u201csome sort of misunderstanding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JOIN US ON TELEGRAM<\/p>\n<p>Follow our coverage of the war on the <a class=\"inarticle_link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Kyivpost_official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Kyivpost_official<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky created the coalition of nine countries, aimed at developing a joint European defense system against ballistic missiles, against a backdrop of heightened diplomatic strain between Kyiv and Warsaw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow it is clear that Poland will also be part of this initiative, Tusk said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Poland welcome\u2019\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said he was \u201c100% convinced\u201d that the coalition would build a ballistic missile defense capability and that \u201c[Poland] will be welcome.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe will be partners,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tusk said the coalition \u2013 also grouping France, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden \u2013 is of an industrial nature and that Poland\u2019s defense sector firms are \u201canalyzing their possibilities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders were speaking after talks of a new regional cooperation format dubbed the \u2018Carpathian Eight\u2019 aimed at strengthening ties between countries of the region and the EU.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <a class=\"col-10 col-sm-3 block-insert-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kyivpost.com\/post\/84886\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img-fluid post-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/conflicts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d0f7faa3099521f8bcc1d3d8afd36458.jpeg\" alt=\"Russian Strike on Kharkiv Region Kills 4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other Topics of Interest<\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"title-a\" 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