The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, met with NATO Senior Representative to Ukraine Patrick Turner and Lieutenant General Curtis Buzzard, Commander of NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine mission and head of the NATO Security Assistance Group – Ukraine (NSATU/SAG-U).
Fedorov thanked NATO for its consistent support and effective coordination of critical defense assistance, in particular through the PURL initiative, under which Ukraine receives much-needed ammunition for air defense. Protecting the sky is the key priority at present, and to this end Ukraine is transforming its “short-range” air defense system.
The sides agreed on key cooperation priorities: strengthening air defense, developing Patriot, F-16, and HIMARS capabilities, and working jointly to achieve technological superiority.
Ukraine is sharing with its partners unique combat experience, real battlefield data, and technological solutions that are already proving effective, the defense minister added.
A separate track involves coordination within the Ramstein format together with Germany and the United Kingdom, aimed at accelerating decision-making and the delivery of essential assistance to Ukraine.