Ukraine is holding talks with certain EU countries regarding military and technical assistance, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said at a briefing in Kyiv on Sept. 2.
“We are holding intensive consultations with our friends and partners and such decisions could be implemented bilaterally,” Klimkin said.
Military and technical cooperation with EU countries is carried out mostly bilaterally, the minister said. “This is not so much an EU remit, as it is within the framework of bilateral formats. It is of crucial importance for us that EU countries and not only EU ones help us to develop the capabilities of our Armed Forces and security sector in general and to defend Ukraine,” he said.
Ukraine is working to enhance the quality and mutual compatibility of Ukrainian Armed Forces with NATO forces and the Ukrainian issue will be one of the key topics at the coming NATO summit to be held in Wales, Klimkin said.
“The North Atlantic Alliance now clearly understands the challenges which have emerged in front of us due to acts of aggression by Russia against Ukraine and is looking for responses to these challenges on its own from the viewpoint of the most effective protection of its members and from the viewpoint of helping its friends and partners, most importantly Ukraine,” Klimkin said.
