“He wrote about this on January 9 in social networks. Rustem Umyerov also thanked the Netherlands for the significant and consistent assistance to the Ukrainian military. “This partnership has already significantly strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities, and we are working…”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
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The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umyerov met with the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Ruben Breckelmans during the work of the Contact Group on Support of Ukraine and discussed with him the direction of investments in joint defense projects and the strengthening of Ukrainian air defense. He wrote about this on January 9 in social networks.
Rustem Umyerov also thanked the Netherlands for the significant and consistent assistance to the Ukrainian military.
“This partnership has already significantly strengthened Ukraine’s defense capabilities, and we are working to develop it further. The key topic of the meeting was the direction of investments in joint defense projects,” he noted.
According to him, a particularly important direction is the production of long-range drones. They discussed in detail how to make this process as efficient as possible and analyzed the best direct financing mechanisms.
The possibility of using revenues from frozen Russian assets to support the production of spare parts for drones was also considered. According to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, this can become an effective tool for increasing Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
“Another key topic of the negotiations is the strengthening of our air defense. The Netherlands will soon provide assistance that will significantly strengthen our defense of the sky. I am grateful for the support, initiative and consistency,” he summed up.
As reported by ArmiyaInform, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umyerov met with the Minister of Defense of Norway Bjorn Arild Gram within the framework of Ramstein and stated that in 2025, Norway will send the largest military aid in its history – more than 2 billion euros.
