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Ukraine is in urgent need of artillery and artillery ammunition. This has been a priority for Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Rustem Umierov highlighted this point when I met him at the weekend,
Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson commented Support for Ukraine is a matter of solidarity, but also of Sweden's security. The last few weeks have not been easy. It has never been clearer that we can no longer take the world's support for Ukraine for granted,
Three years of war against Russia have made Ukraine’s armed forces one of the strongest in Europe. At the same time, the country has accumulated extensive experience in defending itself against Russia. It is therefore clear that in developing our own defense, we should listen carefully to Ukraine’s teachings and utilize their experiences,
As in the past, the content of the aid package is not disclosed in detail. However, we can say that this time it includes, among other things, artillery ammunition, which is in great demand,
It is also valuable that we have been able to combine support for Ukraine with strengthening domestic supply security through the industrial support programme,
the Finnish minister added