Ukraine and Portugal have agreed on a defense partnership: what is known
Фото: пресслужба ОП
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Portuguese Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro signed a statement on the joint production of naval drones in Kyiv. Portugal also transferred 600,000 euros to Ukraine to support the energy sector.
This was reported by the Office of the President.
It is noted that on December 20, Zelensky and Montenegro held a joint press conference in Kyiv, during which they announced the signing of the statement.
“Today there is a very important joint statement by Ukraine and Portugal, we just signed it – on establishing a partnership for the production of naval drones. This is one of the most promising areas in defense work now,” Zelenskyy said.
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro confirmed the country’s readiness to take concrete steps to implement joint drone production and use Ukrainian technologies.
“Portugal will share its experience and scientific achievements with Ukraine,” Montenegro added.
In addition, the Prime Minister reported that Portugal has already transferred 600 thousand euros to assist the Ukrainian energy sector.
“The Portuguese are actively involved in assisting Ukrainian energy companies. Because in this area, Portugal also has enough knowledge and enough opportunities, and also has international companies that can share experience,” Montenegro emphasized.
Earlier, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made a loud statement about US President Donald Trump , calling him a Soviet and Russian agent. According to de Sousa, Trump’s policies actually work in favor of the Kremlin and harm the unity of the West in countering Russian aggression.
Recall that the Portuguese Ministry of Defense officially transferred eight SA-330 Puma helicopters to Ukraine as part of a military assistance package approved at the end of 2024.
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