Ukraine and Germany have concluded a package of defence agreements totalling EUR4 billion, focused on strengthening air defence, developing unmanned systems, and joint defence production, according to the Ministry of Defence in Ukraine.
Ukraine and Germany are scaling up key areas of defence cooperation, particularly in air defence, the details of which have been discussed during a series of meetings between Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Mykhailo Fedorov, and the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, as well as representatives of the Bundestag, as part of the visit to Berlin.
During a meeting with Germany’s Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, the parties agreed on the key areas of defence cooperation.
Mykhailo Fedorov “highlighted Germany’s initiative to supply Ukraine with PAC-3 missiles, which, together with contributions from other partners, helped safeguard critical infrastructure and protect the lives of Ukrainians during the challenging winter period. The parties also devoted considerable attention to data exchange. Ukraine’s Minister of Defence outlined the capabilities of the DELTA system and reaffirmed Ukraine’s readiness to share its unique experience of modern warfare.”
“The parties discussed further strengthening Ukraine’s air defence systems, including the provision of air defence munitions ahead of the next winter. The Ukrainian side emphasised the importance of continuing the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) mechanism and expects EU loan funds to be used to finance it.”
During a meeting with Jens Plötner, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, the parties agreed to develop defence industry cooperation and joint weapons production, said a Ukrainian defence ministry statement. A dedicated area of cooperation will be the testing of German defence solutions in Ukraine. Ukraine can test systems in real combat conditions and obtain subsequent objective feedback.
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(Image: Ukraine’s Minister of Defence, Mykhailo Fedorov, at a meeting with the State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany, Jens Plötner – Ukarine Ministry of Defence)