President Emmanuel Macron plans new drills. These drills are called maneuvers. The maneuvers happen near Ukraine. A group of countries plans these drills together. This group is the Coalition of the Willing.
The soldiers test their plans. They show they are ready. The drills happen on land, in the air and at sea. There is also a new team of many countries. This team is ready now.
Many leaders meet in Paris. Friedrich Merz and Christian Stocker are there. They talk about help for Ukraine. 9 countries form a new group. They want to stop rockets better. Germany and France take part.
Ukraine also builds a system. It has the name Freyja. It is cheaper than the system from the USA. France wants to give more weapons to Ukraine. Macron says: This help keeps us safe.
Austria helps as an observer. This is because of the neutrality of Austria. Chancellor Stocker wants the war to end. He wants to make Ukraine strong for peace talks. Merz does not say how Germany helps.
