“Ukraine is discussing with Italy the purchase of anti-aircraft defense at the expense of the frozen assets of the Russian Federation. The parties discussed the possibility of purchasing Italian air defense systems with funds from frozen Russian assets.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Anatoly Klochko, held talks with the delegation of the Defense Industry Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Italy.
They 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 in, among other things, 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
According to the press service of the department, 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 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 allocation 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.
We will remind
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte the strengthening of Ukrainian air defense, as well as the involvement of the Alliance countries in the purchase of Ukrainian weapons based on the Danish model.