Ministers outlined coordinated steps to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s air defence and drone capabilities ahead of Ramstein. The talks suggest upcoming equipment transfers and training.<\/p>\n
During the meeting of Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov with Belgian counterpart Theo Francken and Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles, the cooperation priorities ahead of the Ramstein Summit were agreed, aimed at strengthening Ukraine\u2019s defense potential and boosting European security.<\/p>\n
According to Fedorov, published on his Telegram page, the parties outlined the main areas of interaction: strengthening air defense, developing drone capabilities, and participation in the Czech initiative to provide the front with long-range artillery.<\/p>\n
Key takeaways from the meeting and plans for Ramstein<\/p>\n
They synchronized the key directions of cooperation \u2013 strengthening air defense, developing drone capabilities, and the Czech initiative to supply the front with long-range artillery<\/p>\n
\u2013 Fedorov<\/p>\n
Belgium this year is allocating defense aid to Ukraine at the level of \u20ac1 billion. The country also confirmed its intention to deliver additional F-16 fighters to Ukraine and to ensure the supply of spare parts for the existing aircraft.<\/p>\n
This year Spain is also providing \u20ac1 billion in support for Ukraine. During the meeting they discussed the development of defense industry cooperation, particularly within the European SAFE mechanism. Ukraine is ready to offer a list of manufacturers who can establish cooperation with Spanish companies.<\/p>\n
Ukraine also proposed the possibility of testing Spanish drones in combat conditions.<\/p>\n
Fedorov expressed gratitude to Belgium and Spain for their steadfast support.<\/p>\n
Through win-win cooperation with partners, Ukraine continues to deter the enemy\u2019s advances on the land, de-occupy territories, defend the skies, and enhance the interception efficiency of missiles and drones, as well as strengthen strikes against Russia\u2019s economy<\/p>\n
\u2013 Fedorov<\/p>\n
It is also reported that Fedorov held a meeting with Norway\u2019s Minister of Defense Tore Sandvik.<\/p>\n
In summary, the preparation for Ramstein highlights Ukraine\u2019s long-standing cooperation with Belgium and Spain in the defense sector, aimed at strengthening security and European defense cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ministers outlined coordinated steps to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s air defence and drone capabilities ahead of Ramstein. The talks suggest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7744,7,834,7745,144,7746,7747,7743],"class_list":{"0":"post-11335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belgium","8":"tag-air-defence","9":"tag-belgium","10":"tag-drones","11":"tag-long-range-artillery","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-ramstein-summit","14":"tag-ukraine-defence","15":"tag-ukraine-defence-air-defence-drones-long-range-artillery-ramstein-summit"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116399053567254515","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}