A summit of the Coalition of the Willing, gathering 37 states, was held on July 13 in Paris at Les Invalides. On the sidelines, nine European countries and Ukraine launched a coalition for the joint development of anti-ballistic missile defense capabilities, named Freyja. The signatory countries are Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. For Italy, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani attended.

The joint declaration states that the initiative has "purely defensive" purposes and is "not directed against any people, but in defense of our own." The project aims to create an "integrated missile defense architecture" capable of deterring and neutralizing future missile threats, without replacing the defense systems of individual countries but complementing them through cooperation between defense industries, research, and operational capabilities.

French President Emmanuel Macron described the initiative as a step toward European defense and announced military exercises in the coming months in countries bordering Ukraine. The United Kingdom also finalized its participation in the 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that effective anti-ballistic capabilities could encourage Russia to return to the negotiating table. The Kremlin, through spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, dismissed the proposals as "delirious and bellicose" and described the coalition's supporters as harboring the illusion of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia.

Tajani called the meeting "very positive" and defined the agreement as a step toward European defense involving Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Former Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni warned of a "transversal anti-Kiev axis" in Europe and urged the leaders of the majority and the opposition to resist pressure regarding military aid to Ukraine, stating that European alliances and Italy's placement within the European framework are at stake.

Meanwhile, the Italian government decided to send a junior minister to the Washington summit on transnational left-wing terrorism convened by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for July 16, with over 60 foreign ministers invited. The decision drew criticism from opposition parties including PD, M5S, AVS, and Più Europa, who requested that the government report to Parliament and questioned the appropriateness of participating in the initiative. According to press reports, some US officials and European allies have also expressed concern about the possibility that the summit could be used to broaden the definition of foreign terrorist organization to target domestic activists.

Separately, Iranian authorities issued threatening statements toward US President Donald Trump and several European leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to reports in the Iranian press.