Ukraine to join EU High-Level Group on Defense, Kallas says
Ukraine and the UK will join a new EU High-Level Group on Defense which will be launched next week.
Ukraine is urging its partners to allocate funds for purchasing Ukrainian drones from national budgets, accelerate the disbursement of the EU loan, and resume discussions on utilizing frozen Russian assets, said Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara. In response to Russia's aerial aggression and its plans to boost drone production, Ukraine requires a surge in critical weapons and additional financial support, estimated at $27 billion.
Khmara called upon partners to provide Patriot missiles from their inventories to counter ballistic threats, deploy air-to-air interceptors against cruise missiles, and supply MANPADS munitions against jet-powered drones. The Defense Ministry, in collaboration with military leadership, is expanding projects based on asymmetric solutions, and a war plan grounded on a shared vision is being prepared, he added. Every euro invested in Ukraine's defense is an investment in European security, Khmara emphasized.
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