President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in a forum dedicated to defense cooperation with partners and production for the needs of modern warfare.
The Head of State met with the defense ministers of partner countries who arrived in Ukraine on Independence Day.
The meeting was attended by: Canada’s Minister of National Defense David McGuinty; Denmark’s Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen; Latvia’s Minister of Defense Andris Sprūds; Lithuania’s Minister of National Defense Dovilė Šakalienė; Romania’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Liviu-Ionuț Moșteanu; Sweden’s Minister of Defense Pål Jonson; Czechia’s Deputy Minister of Defense Daniel Blažkovec; Estonia’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Kaimo Kuusk; and the United Kingdom’s Under-Secretary of State for Defense – Minister for Veterans and People Alistair Carns.
The President thanked the ministers, the leaders of their countries, and their peoples for their support of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression.
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the process of building a new security architecture for Europe has begun, and security guarantees for Ukraine must be one of its key elements.
“We understand that these security guarantees for Ukraine’s future and for the security of Europe are based first and foremost on a strong Ukrainian army,” the President emphasized.
The participants of the meeting highlighted the importance of continuing to develop Ukraine’s defense industry. They noted the effectiveness of the Danish model of financing the Ukrainian defense industry and discussed other potential avenues of support. The partner countries expressed interest in various formats of defense cooperation with Ukraine.
During the forum, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mark Carney were presented with the latest advancements of Ukraine’s weapons and military equipment production.