Ukraine wants to strengthen its air defense at the expense of the aggressor country Russia.
Ukraine plans to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to purchase air defense equipment from Italy. Deputy Minister of Defense Brigadier General Anatoly Klochko discussed the relevant negotiations with the delegation of the Defense Industry Agency of the Italian Ministry of Defense. The press service of the Ministry of Education and Science reported this on January 11.
According to Klochko, Kyiv is interested in purchasing not only Italian-made air defense systems, but also ammunition for them.
Representatives of the Ukrainian government got acquainted with the products of Italian defense companies, and a representative of the Defense Industry Agency of the Italian Ministry of Defense Marcello Mele spoke about the mechanisms of potential cooperation.
The Italian delegation expressed the country’s readiness to be not only an important partner in supporting Ukraine, but also to participate in the correct distribution of the EU budget to use all the capabilities of Ukrainian industry, including, the defense department noted.
Let us remind you that German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the Bundeswehr will transfer to Ukraine an additional 50 interceptor missiles for the IRIS-T air defense systems. At first, this ammunition was intended for the German army, but now it will be sent from production directly to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Source: Racurs
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