Iceland announces support for Ukrainian military in IT and demining

Iceland joins two coalitions supporting Ukraine - the IT Coalition and the Coalition for Demining, and will allocate more than 300 thousand euros for the purchase of medical supplies for Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, UNN reports .

Iceland joins two coalitions supporting Ukraine, the IT Coalition and the Mine Action Coalition, and the country will provide additional funding of 340 thousand euros for the purchase of medical supplies for Ukraine,

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It is noted that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Iceland has provided humanitarian, economic and security support to Ukraine mainly through international organizations such as the UN, the World Bank, NATO and other multinational forums.

Minister of Defense Defense Minister Rustem Umerov thanked the government and people of Iceland for their strong support support that Ukraine can use to strengthen its information technology communications and cybersecurity, as well as to have the necessary training and equipment for demining.

We hope that our support will lead to a strengthening of Ukraine's defense capabilities. By joining coalitions and providing additional funding through NATO's Comprehensive Assistance Package, we continue our non-lethal support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia's unjust and illegal invasion,

Currently the IT Coalition consists of eight countries: Estonia, Luxembourg, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom and Italy have also announced their intention to join.

Recall

Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy assuredthat her country supports Ukraine's ambitions to join the European Union and NATO.