The president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenskiannounced Friday having agreed in a telephone conversation with the president of the United States, Donald Trumpthat both parties will work together to reinforce Ukrainian air defense capabilities.
“We have talked about an air defense opportunities and we have agreed that we will work together to reinforce the protection of our sky,” Zelenski said in a message posted on his social networks after his call with Trump, which occurs after the US has suspended the sending of missiles for patriot anti -aircraft systems and other military aid already agreed with Ukraine, while evaluating the levels of your weapons reserves.
Both leaders also agreed to organize a meeting between their respective teams of which Zelenski gave no date.
“We have had a detailed conversation about the capacities of the defense and joint production industry,” said the Ukrainian president, who expressed his availability to start cooperating “directly” with the US part in this area, especially at the time of Develop drones and technologies related to drones.
Zelenski already spoke with Trump of this possibility at the NATO summit held last month in The Hague, and announced this week an agreement between a Ukrainian company and an American to manufacture hundreds of thousands of drones this year.
Armament and investments
“We have also played mutual (weapons) and investments acquisition I received freeon another of the issues addressed.
Zelenski also reaffirmed that Ukraine supports “all efforts to end the killings and to restore a fair, lasting and dignified peace. ”
The conversation between Trump and Zelenski occurs after the US president spoke on Thursday by phone with Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Trump said after that call with Putin to be “discontent” for the lack of advances towards peace in conversation.
