Defence leaders from five European nations met in London on Wednesday to discuss military support for Ukraine and wider European security issues.
The E5 Defence Ministers Meeting, hosted by UK Defence Secretary John Healey at the Royal Artillery Barracks, brought together senior figures from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom, alongside Ukraine’s defence secretary.
Those attending included Alice Rufo, France’s Director General of International Relations and Strategy; Jens Plötner, Germany’s State Secretary for Armaments and Innovation; Guido Crosetto, Italy’s Minister for Defence; Marcin Kazmierski, Director of the International Security Policy Department at Poland’s Ministry of National Defence; and the Ukrainian Defence Secretary, Oberony Ukrayiny.
The gathering focused on the latest developments in military assistance to Kyiv and efforts to strengthen European defence cooperation amid ongoing security challenges on the continent.
The London meeting follows a series of high-level international discussions on Ukraine’s needs as it continues to resist Russian aggression. Officials said the talks also covered longer-term defence industrial cooperation and joint training initiatives.
