President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. They discussed the current situation on the battlefield, cooperation, in particular, in the joint production of weapons. Zelensky said this in a video message, UNN reports .
%%QUOTE_TITLE%%I have just met with the German Defense Minister... We have a new powerful support package from Germany. This is defense support - 1 billion 300 million euros. Among other things, this package includes strengthening our air defense, namely the production of new Iris-T systems and missiles for air defense. Thanks to this, our cities, thousands of lives of our people will be saved from Russian terror- Zelensky said.
The President noted that it is very important that this package also includes the artillery Ukraine needs.
"It is very important that this package also includes the artillery we need - a really serious package, very serious. Germany is among the leaders in helping our defense, our state and in preserving peace throughout Europe. We discussed with Mr. Minister Boris Pistorius the situation on the battlefield now, our cooperation, in particular, in the joint production of weapons - all that will help protect both Ukraine and our entire Europe," Zelensky said.
Addendum
During his visit to Kyiv, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth 1.3 billion euros.