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The Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, met in Kyiv with the Minister of Defence of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur. The parties agreed on key priorities for mutually beneficial cooperation, including joint weapons production and the development of defence capabilities.

Germany is Ukraine’s largest security assistance partner, accounting for around one-third of all assistance provided to Ukraine. At the same time, cooperation between Ukraine and Germany extends beyond the traditional donor support model.

In Kyiv, Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Boris Pistorius signed a letter of intent to launch Brave Germany, a joint initiative aimed at developing defence technologies and supporting innovative start-ups.

Ukraine and its Swedish partners are working to bolster aviation and air defence capabilities.

Ukraine is transitioning from receiving donor assistance to an industrial partnership on equal terms.

Norway will allocate approximately $302 million to a new package under PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List), which will include, among other items, missiles for Patriot systems.

Ukraine and Norway are establishing their first joint production of Ukrainian UAVs. Several thousand mid-strike drones are planned to be manufactured in Norway. All products manufactured under the project will be delivered to the Defence Forces of Ukraine.

The Minister of Defence of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, met with the Minister of Defence of Spain, Margarita Robles. The parties agreed on key areas of cooperation focused on enhancing the defence capabilities of both countries, particularly in air defence.

Partner countries announced new support packages for Ukraine at the Ramstein-format meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

Ukraine and Germany are scaling up key areas of defence cooperation, particularly in air defence, the exchange of battlefield data, the development of drone capabilities, and joint weapons production.