Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met in Kyiv with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ivan Anušić, thanking him for providing 13 military aid packages worth over EUR 200 million.
“We expect the 14th aid package to arrive soon and the 15th by the end of this year,” Shmyhal said on X. During the meeting, the ministers also discussed joint participation in the SAFE mechanism and the possibility of Croatia joining the PURL initiative.
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Source: Interfax-Ukraine News
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