Overview
- Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met Slovenia’s Borut Sajovic in Kyiv, where Slovenia was said to plan about €43 million for the PURL mechanism by year-end.
- The ministers discussed joint industrial projects under EU initiatives EDIP and SAFE and explored using the Danish model, along with potential provision of training weapons to Ukrainian forces.
- Ukraine offered to share frontline experience with interceptor and deep-strike drones and outlined cooperation on UAV capabilities with Slovenian counterparts.
- In Brussels, Shmyhal met Sweden’s Pål Jonson on further assistance and reaffirmed that potential Gripen transfers remain a priority with teams in regular contact.
- Shmyhal underscored urgent needs for air-defense systems and missiles, advanced talks on financing including a reparations loan backed by frozen Russian assets, and thanked the United States, including President Trump, for support.