"We are ensuring the future peace": Umerov thanks Germany and Finland for military assistance

"We are ensuring the future peace": Umerov thanks Germany and Finland for military assistance

Kyiv  •  UNN

March 19 2024, 04:50 PM • 23818 views

Ukraine's Defense Minister thanked Germany for a new €500 million military aid package and Finland for joining the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umeroi thanked Germany and Finland for their decision to support the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine. This was reported by UNN with reference to Umerov's statement in X.

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In particular, Ukraine's Defense Minister thanked his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, who announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth almost 500 million euros.

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The package includes ammunition from Bundeswehr depots, a Czech initiative and contracts with industry. By demonstrating solidarity in the face of brutal aggression, we are ensuring future peace and stability in Europe

- Umerov emphasized.

Umerov also expressed gratitude to the Finnish Defense Minister, who announced that his country would join the Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine. 

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I am grateful to the Minister of Defense of Finland for the important decision to join the Czech initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition by donating €30 million to this cause

- the Minister of Defense of Ukraine said in a statement.

Recall

The European Commission has allocated 500 million euros to increase the production of ammunition to 2 million per year under the ASAP law, which aims to deliver ammunition to Ukraine.