11 NATO countries promise new military aid to Ukraine
TAPA MILITARY BASE, Estonia, 19 january (Reuters) – Britain and 11, including Poland NATO group from the country, Thursday Kyiv ahead of a crisis meeting on weapons planned for of Ukraine Russia A number of new to support the war with military promised help. It will take place in Germany on Friday.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said at a press conference in his country together with his British counterpart and other officials: “The West unit should stay and Ukraine military should continue to support with aid”.
“of Ukraine what they need most are heavy weapons… The hardest battles are still ahead,” Pevkur said.
Military officials gathered at the base rockets, weather They promised anti-aircraft defense systems, anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, training and other equipment and services.
Already announced plans to send tanks to Ukraine Britain will also send 600 Brimstone missiles, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said while announcing the details.
Poland was sending S-60 anti-aircraft guns with 70,000 rounds of ammunition and was ready to donate a company of German-made Leopard 2 tanks “(a)pending a broader coalition” of Leopard donors. .
Germany’s Ramstein on Friday Weather In the base USA The potential supply of Leopard tanks is expected to be the main topic of the agenda at the meeting of a wider group of nations, including
The United States and Germany tried on Thursday to resolve a standoff over the German government’s resistance to supplying Ukraine with the Leopard, but no results have been reported yet.
Kyiv begged the tank and, in his opinion, the tank Russia will help turn the tide against his forces.
A few hours after the meeting, the Danish government Ukraine to Ukraine, following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wishes, but slowing down the Nordic country’s military might France 19 Caesar announced that he will donate the howitzer artillery system.
Reporting by Andrius Sytas, writing by Alan Charlish and Terje Solsvik; Edited by Alex Richardson
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2023-01-20 06:48:29
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