Germany Confirms Participation in Ukraine Coalition Military Exercise

Herz — World Desk · 15 July 2026 at 13:22 · 30s summary · 2 min read

Germany will participate in the first military exercise of the "Koalition der Willigen," an international coalition supporting Ukraine. Federal government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius confirmed this on July 15, 2026 to dpa.

This announcement reverses the position expressed the previous day: on July 14, 2026, German government circles had indicated that Berlin would not take part in this exercise.

What we know

On Friday, July 17, 2026, a session of the Franco-German Council on Security and Defense (deutsch-französischer Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsrat) will be devoted to discussing the modalities of Germany's participation in the exercise.

The federal government has not yet specified the concrete form that its participation in this exercise will take.

Timeline

1. 14.07 02:00
   German government circles indicate that Germany will not participate in the military exercise of the coalition supporting Ukraine.
2. 15.07 02:00
   Government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius confirms to dpa that Germany will participate in the first exercise of the coalition.
3. 17.07 02:00
   Session of the Franco-German Council on Security and Defense devoted to discussing the modalities of Germany's participation.

What remains uncertain

The concrete form of Germany's participation in the exercise has not been specified. The reasons for the position reversal between July 14 and July 15, 2026 are not explained in the available sources.

The exact composition of the "Koalition der Willigen" and the precise mandates of the Franco-German Council on Security and Defense are not detailed in the verified sources available at the time of publication.

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