Delivery of material for Ukraine within the 14th Military Aid package is a “humanitarian affair”. Slovakia will not supply weapons to the country. Ukraine also offered its technologies to detect drone for the Protidron Barrier project. At Tuesday’s press conference, Minister of Defense Robert Kaliňák (Smer-SD), who visited Kiev on Monday (6 October), informed.
- Slovakia provides Ukraine only humanitarian, not military assistance.
- Ukraine offers detection technologies for the project of a protidron barrier.
- The involvement of Slovak products is considered to be in the system of protidron defense.
- A possible fifteenth package of humanitarian aid is also being prepared.
- The fourteenth aid package contains material support and delaying equipment.
“We are faithful to what we always say. We have made it clear that we will no longer donate weapons and similar things to Ukraine, but that we will continue only in the immortal and therefore in humanitarian aid to individual states, even hold”Said Kaliňák.
The Minister of Defense also criticized the opposition and the media. Blames them that they say about the government that she has turned on the issue of war in Ukraine. “We say one and the same. We said it before the elections, we said it after the elections, and we are saying it now. We always focus on those who suffer the most, to those who need to be helped, and we are for every such conflicts to have their peaceful solutions,” stressed.
Kaliňák explained that Part 14. The aid package is already ready. The preparation of 15. The package is also considered. It should include what will help ordinary citizens of Ukraine. The head of the defense department mentioned, for example, energy infrastructure in this context. There is also the possibility to send other delaying sets of Božen to Ukraine.
Ukraine, according to Kalinak, offered its detection technology for the project of the Protidron Barrier on the eastern border of the European Union. Their price should be lower than other solutions. “It is possible to make a very good detection system for relatively small and inconspicuous money. We want to involve our products in Slovakia in return,” He stated the minister and added that it could be, for example, the middle -anoto cannons of Slovak production. However, according to the Minister, the decision to react to the Ukrainian offer has not yet been made.
Kaliňák in a speech at the international defense industry forum in Kiev on Monday announced that Slovakia is preparing a new package of military aid for Ukraine, which will provide engineer aid and assistance in the field. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the Slovak Republic will provide Kiev’s five pieces of Meminating facility Božena and other military and non -military equipment.
