Fedorov and Norwegian Minister agree on Patriot missiles and drone funding
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Fedorov and the Norwegian Defense Minister discussed the supply of Patriot missiles and drone funding. Aid priorities were coordinated ahead of the Ramstein meeting.
Ukraine's Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov held a working conversation with his Norwegian counterpart Tore Onshuus Sandvik ahead of a personal meeting at the "Ramstein" format session. He reported this on Telegram, according to UNN.
Details
As Fedorov noted, Ukraine and Norway synchronized priorities for supporting Ukraine and discussed further steps for defense cooperation.
Ukraine continues to systematically destroy the enemy in all domains of war: in the sky, on the ground, and in the economy. Our task is to maintain this pace, increase pressure on Russia, and bring a just peace closer
The ministers also discussed the possibility of rapidly directing additional funding to the needs of the Defense Forces before the arrival of funds from the European loan.
Among the priority areas:
- extended-range shells within the Czech
initiative;
- missiles for Patriot via the JUMPSTART mechanism;
- contributions to PURL;
- Ukrainian drones.
They also agreed to continue coordination on the development of solutions in the field of air defense and anti-ballistic protection
Recall
Ukraine's Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of the next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (in the "Ramstein" format).