Ukraine will receive the necessary weapons and ammunition for each month of next year to fight against the Russian invasion, Defense Minister of the kyiv government Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday.
During a special program broadcast by Ukrainian television channels, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine, the head of the Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had signed several contracts with other countries for the acquisition of weapons in the coming months.
“The US military industry is already up and running. That is, one of the key topics of each meeting under the ‘Ramstein format’ [denominação sobre os encontros da Defesa ucraniana com outros países] is to execute the capabilities of other countries that support Ukraine in this war,” Reznikov said.
“Orders have already been placed, and not only from the United States but also from Germany, France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and other countries,” he said.
“I say this frankly, without revealing secrets. I have many signed contracts for us to supply ourselves with the necessary weapons and the corresponding ammunition with Ukraine) ”, he added.
The Ukrainian news agency recalls that Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense, already said in November that at least six countries announced more military aid to Ukraine, at the seventh meeting under the “Ramstein format”.
Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky is traveling to the United States today in his first foreign visit since the start of the Russian invasion in February to seek more help for Ukraine’s defense.
During the visit, US President Joe Biden is expected to announce the new $2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, including a battery of Patriot missiles, a defense system he has been calling for. kyiv. to Washington in recent months.
Source: TSF
