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The meeting of EU #DefMin started in Sweden. I’m happy to be here. We will talk about weapons, speed in decisions & solidarity. Thank you to @PlJonson & @JosepBorrellF for organisation the meeting with our EU colleagues! Support is strong. Our partners are with us until victory.
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It was an honor for me to be invited and to participate in the #DefMin session at the North Atlantic Council. Europe is a unified space that cannot be secure without Ukraine. The key message from our partners: there will be help & support for Ukraine until our victory
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Had a meeting with 🇧🇪 #DefMin @DedonderLudivin .We discussed the prospects for further cooperation between 🇺🇦 & 🇧🇪, strengthening our demining capabilities, including — marine. Belgium has significant experience in this direction. Thank you to Belgium & 🇧🇪 people for your support
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Hosted my brave 🇱🇹 friend and colleague @a_anusauskas in the South of 🇺🇦.
He was the first #DefMin to visit us during large-scale war. Today, we met again and coordinated next steps to prevail over the terrorist state.
Ukraine stands with Lithuania.
Lithuania stands with Ukraine.
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I was glad to host my dear 🇵🇱 friend & colleague @mblaszczak in Kyiv.
Together we had a VTC with #DefMin of countries participating in the tank coalition. Discussed ways & means of training our soldiers, ensuring arms supplies and maintenance of weapons.
United we will win!🇺🇦🤝🇵🇱
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Today I had an important call with @JakobEllemann
I congratulated him on his appointment as Vice-PM, #DefMin of 🇩🇰.He informed me of a newly-approved financial aid package of up to €40M for 🇺🇦military needs.
It’s essential that we continue our longtime defence cooperation
🇺🇦🤝🇩🇰
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Hosted 🇪🇦#DefMin Margarita Robles in Odesa. We honored the memory of heroes who died in battles for 🇺🇦 and visited our soldiers in a hospital. 🇪🇦 stands with 🇺🇦: humanitarian&security assistance will continue.
More of our soldiers will train in 🇪🇦
Our 1st Hawks are provided by 🇪🇦
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Was glad to host 🇸🇮 #DefMin @sarecmarjan in Kyiv.Discussed the security situation&development of bilateral cooperation,including possibilities for 🇺🇦postwar reconstruction.Appreciate 🇸🇮political support&military-technical assistance to #UAarmy, as well as training our servicemen
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The Government of Croatia has approved a decision to train #UAarmy in 🇭🇷.
A modern, well-trained army with powerful partners will definitely defeat a pack of russian murderers, looters and rapists.
Thank you to @AndrejPlenkovic #DefMin Mario Banožić for your support!
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Today is 1 year since my appointment as #DefMin of 🇺🇦.
During this year, my enemy has not changed:it’s russia - an aggressor&a terrorist state.
But I made a lot of friends in 🇺🇦& abroad.
I’ll do my best for a tribunal for russian war criminals.
But in first 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐍!
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On the margins of the meeting of President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
@PresidencyGR and @ZelenskyyUa I met #DefMin Nikos Panagiotopoulos @npanagioto
My Hellenic colleague is a true friend of Ukraine.🇬🇷 fully supports us. We believe that peace in Europe must be restored.
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On the very first day after the holidays in 🇮🇹, I had a conversation with the new 🇮🇹 #DefMin @GuidoCrosetto
Congratulations on the appointment!
Good news: the 🇮🇹 Government will continue its support for 🇺🇦.
Discussed prospects for cooperation on multilateral projects.
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占領された北方領土は日本のものです。
Had a very constructive meeting with Ambassador of 🇯🇵 Kuninori Matsuda. We greatly appreciate 🇯🇵 financial&humanitarian assistance to 🇺🇦 in this difficult time.I sent greetings to the 🇯🇵 #DefMin Yasukazu Hamada &invited him to visit 🇺🇦
🇺🇦🤝🇯🇵
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Had a productive conversation with 🇪🇸 #DefMin Margarita Robles.
Grateful for your support & for being the 1st to provide Hawk systems to make our skies safer.
Look forward to the new military aid package that will arrive soon.
Our cooperation will result in our common victory!
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Communicated with #DefMin of 🇨🇵 @SebLecornu 🇬🇧 @BWallaceMP 🇹🇷 @HulusiAkarTC
Colleagues informed me about their talks with russian DefMin. I responded to all rus fake allegations. This is an act of rus nuclear blackmail.
I want to repeat: 🇺🇦 is open for any monitoring mission
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Sweden is joining the UK-led initiative to train Ukrainian troops. Another move towards strengthening the defense of NATO's Eastern flank and resorting peace & security in Europe. Let's defeat russian tyranny together! Thank you to the @ForsvarsdepSv & #DefMin Peter Hultqvist!
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Our capabilities to protect our sky will be strengthened. Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft systems began to arrive in Ukraine. I would like to thank our German partners and personally #DefMin Christine Lambrecht for supporting our country. Looking forward to receiving IRIS-T
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The supply of PzH 2000 is an example of international cooperation in support of Ukraine. I highly appreciate the efforts of my colleague, 🇩🇪 #DefMin Christine Lambrecht, and I would like to thank the Netherlands and 🇳🇱 #DefMin @KajsaOllongren. twitter.com/oleksiirezniko…
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The supply of PzH 2000 is an example of international cooperation in support of Ukraine. I highly appreciate the efforts of my colleague, 🇩🇪 #DefMin Christine Lambrecht, and I would like to thank the Netherlands and 🇳🇱 #DefMin @KajsaOllongren. twitter.com/oleksiirezniko…
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Panzerhaubitze 2000 are finally part of 155 mm howitzer arsenal of the Ukrainian artillery.
I appreciate all efforts of my colleague 🇩🇪 #DefMin Christine Lambrecht in support of 🇺🇦.
Our artillerymen will bring the heat to the battlefield 🔥🔥🔥!
Photo by BMVg_Bundeswehr
