Ukraine's Defence Minister and his Latvian counterpart discuss Drone Coalition strengthening
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov has reported that he discussed strengthening the Drone Coalition with his Latvian counterpart, Andris Spruds. Source: Umierov on Facebook Quote from Umierov: "Had a productive meeting with the Latvian delegation headed by Defence Minister Andris Spruds."
Advertisement:"We discussed ways to further strengthen our powerful partnership.
A particular focus was on strengthening the Drone Coalition, where Latvia plays one of the leading roles. Within this international coalition, the process of transferring Latvian-made drones to the defence forces continues. In total, Latvia will transfer several thousand drones to Ukraine to repel large-scale Russian aggression.
Advertisement:We discussed the next steps to strengthen the Coalition, which has already united almost twenty countries."
Details: Umierov noted that Latvia will provide Ukraine with military support worth about EUR112 million this year and will continue to provide defence assistance at the level of 0.25% of its GDP annually.
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