Ukraine, Latvia Sign Drone Deal

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, this is the sixth agreement of this format signed by Ukraine with its partners, Ukrinform reports.

“The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Latvia signed a Drone Deal. This is already the sixth agreement in this format that our country has concluded with partners. The Drone Deal opens many opportunities for Ukraine and Latvia in joint production, primarily in cooperation for defense, which is needed in light of all security challenges,” the statement said.

It is noted that Latvia will help strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, including support in the field of drones, air defense, and missile defense systems.

The agreement also foresees the supply of defense products, financing of Ukrainian production, development of defense cooperation, and exchange of technologies, experience, and knowledge-particularly in building an integrated air defense system.

Zelensky briefed his counterpart on Ukraine's air defense needs and thanked Latvia for its support of the PURL program. The Latvian Prime Minister also announced preparations for additional contributions.

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The two sides also discussed increasing sanctions pressure on Russia, especially measures targeting the Russian shadow fleet operating in the Baltic Sea to bypass energy sanctions.

This was the first meeting between Zelensky and the newly appointed Latvian Prime Minister.

Earlier, on May 13, Ukraine and Lithuania signed a similar Drone Deal focused on defense cooperation and industry development.

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