Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmygal said today that Kiev wants its allies to allocate 60 billion euros in 2026 to "protect Europe and Ukraine", Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
He spoke during a meeting of the Ramstein Group countries, which provides assistance to Kiev after the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.
Earlier today, during the same meeting, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the first installations of the two air defense systems The Patriots that Germany promised Ukraine have been delivered.
Berlin will also launch an initiative on long-range missile defense and will step up its support for the supply of long-range drones through Ukrainian industry, concluding contracts with defense companies in the country worth 300 million euros, he added.