Policy brief
Published:
Coalition of the Willing for Ukraine: A Multinational Force in the Making
Written by
John Karlsrud
Research Professor
Yf Reykers
Associate Professor, Maastricht University
Ed.
Summary:
In March 2025, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron launched a Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine. Militarily, 26 countries have reportedly committed to securing Ukraine with troops on land, at sea, and in the air “the day after a ceasefire or peace,” under a planned Multinational Force Ukraine. This briefing highlights the main findings from a collection of country profiles. It concludes that a Multinational Force Ukraine is still hypothetical, but if it materializes, coalition members will be in for the long run. European leaders should act, plan, and prepare based on that assumption.
- Published year: 2025
- Publisher: Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt
- Page count: 2
- Language: English
- Volume: 2025
- Booklet: 26