Ukraine Produces Weapons Together with NATO
This was reported by Oleksiy Danilov, the head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
Oleksiy Danilov, the head of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, stated that the production of weapons together with NATO has started and that they plan to increase it in the short term. Danilov in his statement to the press; “The co-production has started and continues. The main thing for us now is to increase the available production volume in the short term. "In fact, it's a purely technical issue and it's being worked on," he said. Danilov stressed that weapons produced in Ukraine meet NATO standards. Danilov spoke about the opening of airports that have been closed since the beginning of the war with Russia; “For civil aviation, certain conditions must be met, such as airport security and aircraft insurance. Airports will not open under any other conditions. We want to solve the problem in 2024," he said. However, the EU Council announced the approval of the 12th package of sanctions against Russia discussed among the member countries. Under the new sanctions package, the EU has banned the import, purchase or export of diamonds directly or indirectly from Russia. The ban will apply to diamonds belonging to Russia, diamonds exported from Russia, diamonds transiting through Russia and Russian diamonds processed in 3rd countries. The ban on non-industrial natural and synthetic diamonds and diamond jewelry will take effect on January 1. The head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her satisfaction with the agreement on the 12th package of sanctions in a statement from the X platform. Saying that they will continue to stand by Ukraine, von der Leyen announced that they have taken strict measures to pass the sanctions and will impose sanctions on more products, including diamonds. Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country's goals related to Ukraine have not changed. Putin answered the questions of the public and journalists in the form of "Live Communication" and annual press conference given by the joint TV and radio stations of the country. Putin spoke about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine; "Peace will be established in Ukraine after we achieve our goal. Our goal has not changed. "Ukraine's de-fascist, demilitarization and neutral status," he said.
