“The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine concluded a number of implementation agreements with the Ministry of Defense of Denmark in the amount of about 535 million euros. Source: “European Truth” with reference to the press service of the Ukrainian Defense Department Verbatim Ministry of Defense: “The documents finalize the agreements recorded in the Letter of Intent, which was signed at the end of September in Kyiv.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
Literally the Ministry of Defense: “The documents finalize the agreements recorded in the Letter of Intent, which was signed at the end of September in Kyiv. They provide for a series of purchases from Ukrainian defense companies for a total amount of approximately 535 million euros. The sources of financing are the governments of Denmark and Sweden and interest from frozen Russian assets.” .
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Details: It is reported that these agreements clearly define the projects, as well as the terms of funding and arms deliveries.
The Ministry of Defense emphasized that Ukraine provided Denmark with “comprehensive information on manufacturers, weapon efficiency, production capabilities and compliance with anti-corruption standards.”
According to the Director of the Procurement Policy Department, Hleb Kanevskyi, as a result of these agreements, Ukrainian arms and equipment manufacturers (both state and private) will supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with self-propelled artillery installations, attack drones, anti-tank weapons and missile weapons.
The Ministry of Defense added that thanks to the “Danish model”, which provides for direct financing of manufacturers, Ukraine has already received 50 million euros, and with these funds, the production of self-propelled artillery units “Bohdan” for the Armed Forces was financed.
Prehistory:
- In June, Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum on the Northern European country’s purchase of weapons and equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers. Denmark became the first country to take such a step.
- On October 28, Sweden announced an investment of 20 million euros to support Ukraine’s industrial base.