Brussels will present Ukraine with a brand new protection assist package deal price 1 billion euros ($1 billion), Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever mentioned at a press convention in Kyiv on April 8.
The announcement got here throughout a go to of Bart De Wever, together with Overseas Minister Maxime Prevot, and Protection Minister Theo Francken to Ukraine. The Belgian delegation visited Bucha in Kyiv Oblast and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier in a day.
The funds can be used to buy arms and strengthen Ukraine's protection sector, together with the manufacturing of recent forms of weapons.
"We talked about joint manufacturing of weapons and investments in manufacturing in Ukraine — that is one thing that can work for the entire of Europe," Zelensky mentioned.
Kyiv reached three agreements with Belgian producers, he added.
Based on De Wever, Brussels can even present Ukraine with two F-16 fighter jets for spare components in 2025. Two extra planes are anticipated subsequent 12 months, he added.
Belgium was among the many first nations to hitch the coalition established in the summertime of 2023 to bolster Ukraine's Air Drive. The nation promised to provide Ukraine with 30 F-16 fighter jets by 2028.
The Kyiv IndependentFrancis Farrell