Ukraine and 9 other countries announce a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles

PARIS (AP) -- Ukraine and nine other countries announced Monday they were forming a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles, utilizing Kyiv's experience in fighting Russia's full-scale invasion for over four years. "Our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe," the 10 nations said in a statement in Paris at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was asking two dozen leaders for help in developing measures against Russia's missile atta