Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy arrived in Portugal on Tuesday, the place the Portuguese Prime Minister introduced a contemporary army assist package deal price €126 million ($136 million) this yr.
The leaders of Ukraine and Portugal additionally signed a bilateral cooperation settlement that can final at the least 10 years, which facilities on supporting Ukraine’s protection capabilities.
Zelenskyy met with Portugal’s newly elected Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and its President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
At a press convention, Montenegro stated Portugal was honored to obtain the Ukraine chief, and that his diplomacy overseas reveals an “iron will… in the face of a merciless aggressor who often does not spare civilians, women or children.”
Acknowledging that Ukraine nonetheless has main wants, Montenegro highlighted how Portugal has already delivered greater than a thousand tons of army gear, together with Leopard 2 tanks, drones and armored automobiles for use within the combat towards Russia.
He added that Portugal can even proceed to assist practice pilots in the usage of F-16 fighter jets and that the Ukrainian group is now the second-largest immigrant group in Portugal.
Zelenskyy informed the media that Portugal was a “sincere friend and ally” of Ukraine and he thanked the nation for its upcoming presence on the June peace summit in Switzerland.
This week, the Ukraine president has additionally traveled to Spain and Brussels. Combined, each nations dedicated to almost $2 billion in assist to Ukraine.
The Ukraine president was purported to journey to Spain and Portugal earlier this month however canceled the journeys amid Russia’s offensive within the Kharkiv area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr