Russia-Ukraine war: What is Europe’s new ballistic missile shield plan?

On Monday, the leaders of nine European countries and Ukraine gathered in Paris and announced a joint programme to develop an Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition. The initiative aims to build a purely defensive missile defence architecture, in response to Russia's ballistic missile campaign against Ukraine that exposed Europe's thin defences and dependence on the US. The ten founding members include Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Ukraine.