Artillery and Air Defense: Zelenskyy conveys priority needs of the Defense Forces to Scholz
Kyiv • UNN
President Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine's priority needs for armored vehicles, artillery, and air defense with German Chancellor Scholz in a phone call, thanking Germany for its continued support.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz the priority needs of Ukrainian defenders in armored vehicles, artillery and air defense, UNN reports.
Yes, Zelensky had a phone conversation with Scholz.
Zelenskyy thanked the head of the German government and the people of Germany for their continued comprehensive support for Ukraine, which was enshrined in the bilateral security agreement.
"We discussed further political, economic and defense cooperation. We discussed the development of defense cooperation both at the level of states and at the level of representatives of the defense industry and the localization of defense production in Ukraine. I conveyed the priority needs of Ukrainian defenders in armored vehicles, artillery and air defense," Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
He thanked Germany for joining the Czech Republic's efforts to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine.
"We know that there are similar initiatives from our other partners. They should receive the same attention and funding. This will greatly help us defend our country," Zelensky said.
Addendum
Today, on March 14, on the eve of the meeting of the Weimar Triangle leaders, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the political, military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
The leaders of the "Weimar Triangle" (France, Germany and Poland) are meeting in Berlin on Friday to discuss aid to Ukraine. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the countries should do everything possible to support Ukraine more.
