“The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs about this. The parties discussed the possibility of using revenues from frozen Russian assets, in particular, for the purchase of air defense systems of the Italian…”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
Read for: 2 min. January 11, 2025, 11:07 am
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Brigadier General Anatoly Klochko, held talks with the delegation of the Defense Industry Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Italy. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine informs about this.
The parties discussed the possibility of using revenues from frozen Russian assets, in particular, for the purchase of Italian-made air defense systems and ammunition for these systems.
“We are interested, among other things, in ammunition of various calibers and air defense systems. However, it is worth understanding the cost and terms during which they can be delivered to the Defense Forces of Ukraine,” said Anatoliy Klochko.
The deputy minister also thanked the Italians for their support since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.
In addition, Anatoly Klochko, representatives of the Ministry of Strategy and Industry and the General Staff of the Armed Forces got acquainted with the products of Italian defense companies. The representative of the Defense Industry Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Italy, Marcello Mele, presented the key areas of the agency’s work and introduced the mechanisms of potential cooperation.
The Italian delegation expressed the readiness of the country 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 parties agreed to continue work to implement the idea of creating joint industrial projects.
As ArmiyaInform reported, Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Joe Biden discussed the new US sanctions package against the Russian energy industry.
