Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoZelenskyy presses for EU decision on using Russia assets to defend Ukraine
Use frozen Russian central bank assets immediately to fund Ukraine's defence and purchase European weapons.
Pistorius told the meeting in Brussels, which was also attended by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal. The package addresses a number of urgent requirements of Ukraine. It provides air defence systems, Patriot interceptors, radar systems and precision guided artillery, rockets and ammunition, Pistorius said, adding that Germany will also deliver two additional IRIS-T air defence systems to Ukraine, including a large number of guided missiles and shoulder-fired air defence missiles.