US EditionUkraine agrees defense deal with Germany to help in fight against Russia
The deal includes joint production of drones, missiles and software, and Germany will fund several hundred Patriot missiles, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin to launch joint production of advanced drones and defense systems, scaling up Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion.
- European leaders hope to urgently release a promised €90 billion loan following Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's election defeat last weekend, which previously blocked the vital financial aid.
- Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a $4.7 billion defense package allowing Kyiv to purchase "several hundred" American-made Patriot missiles, strengthening air defense against Russian barrages.
- At a newly launched "Unity Hub" in Berlin, Ukrainian Social Minister Denys Uliutin met German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to discuss integration advice for refugees and encouraging their return home.
- Germany has emerged as Ukraine's primary backer as the United States reduces support, with defense leaders set to coordinate further aid at Wednesday's Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Berlin.
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Ukraine, Germany discuss energy, defense industry, EU integration at intergovernmental consultations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held intergovernmental consultations for the first time in more than 20 years, discussing energy, defense cooperation and joint defense production, political coordination, and work with European institutions.
Ukraine agrees defence deal with Germany to help in fight against Russia
Ukraine and Germany are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Kyiv looks to scale up its more than four-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced this Tuesday in Berlin an increase in military cooperation between the two countries, focusing especially on the joint production of medium- and long-range drones, from which Zelenski stressed that it could become “the largest such agreement in Europe” and that deadlines and details still have to be set.
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Ukraine agrees to defense deal with Germany to help in fight against Russia
Ukraine and Germany say they are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defense systems.
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