Overview
- Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal met Portugal's Nuno Melo to align defence cooperation priorities with a focus on strengthening air defence.
- Ukraine credited Portugal with a $12 million contribution to the International Fund for Ukraine and noted an announced $50 million pledge for the PURL initiative.
- Talks with NATO representative Patrick Turner and Lt. Gen. Curtis Buzzard in Kyiv reviewed Ukraine–NATO Council outcomes and affirmed support for defence reforms tied to Euro-Atlantic integration.
- A meeting with Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas advanced joint industry projects under the SAFE mechanism and acknowledged Lithuania’s participation in PURL procurement.
- Partners discussed cooperation on unmanned systems, tactical communications, cybersecurity, maritime technologies, and counter‑drone measures as Ukraine presses for a systematic supply pipeline through PURL.