Issue of providing Taurus missiles to Ukraine is moving forward, - Kuleba after negotiations with Berbok
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba held talks with his German counterpart Annalena Berbok, in particular, the parties discussed the provision of Taurus long-range missiles.
This is reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"We discussed in detail the provision of German long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Today we better understand the specifics of the process of the German government making a final decision. For its part, Ukraine is ready to do everything necessary to speed it up. Based on the results of the negotiations, I can say that the option of providing these missiles remains open, and the decision-making process within Germany is moving forward," the minister noted.
Kuleba thanked Germany for the powerful defense support that the German government provided to Ukraine, in particular, in the creation of an air shield and the strengthening of the tank power of our army. He especially noted the effectiveness of the German Cheetah systems, which demonstrated good results in protecting Ukrainian cities and towns from Russian terror and saved many lives.
"The Minister emphasized that the negotiations discussed the additional strengthening of Ukraine's air defense on the eve of the new winter season and possible attacks against the energy system by the terrorist state of Russia. The parties also discussed promoting the export of Ukrainian grain, preparations for the International Summit on Food Security, and the President's humanitarian program of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky "Grain From Ukraine", the support of the German side of Ukraine on the way to our country's accession to the EU," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
"We also discussed in detail the participation of Germany and German companies in the first Forum of Defense Industries, which will be held in Ukraine soon. The German government and defense companies have shown great interest in this event and will take an active part in it," Kuleba said.
The ministers separately emphasized the agreement to work together for the return to Ukraine of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia. Dmytro Kuleba expressed his personal gratitude to Annalena Berbok for her efforts to return Ukrainian children from Russian captivity.
According to Kuleba, tomorrow Ukraine and Germany will hold another round of political consultations at the level of deputy ministers, where they will discuss the entire range of topics on the bilateral agenda.
