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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has announced that his government will maintain its support for Ukraine and strengthen its defence capabilities. Source: Orpo in a New Year's greeting released by the government Details: "The Finnish nation and state stand firmly behind Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country can become one of the largest defence producers in the world, and that he is sure the Ukrainian defence industry "can definitely become one of the top 10 most productive and strongest defence complexes in the world over time. The industry is already contributing not only to strengthening Ukraine's own defence capabilities amid the war, but is also significantly helping economic growth and employment, he said during his evening video address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Kyiv was ramping up domestic military production in cooperation with partners as it aims to guarantee its own defence capabilities and become a donor of security. "Ukraine does not want to depend only on partners. Ukraine aims to and really can become a donor of security for all our neighbors once it can guarantee its own safety", he told participants in the joint Ukraine-U.S. defense conference in Washington.
Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of Defence of the Netherlands, believes that European countries have to strengthen their defence capabilities to be "fit to fight". Source: Kajsa Ollongren on Twitter (X), reporting on her speech during the Berlin Security Conference Details: Ollongren said that no country can handle today's security threats alone.
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has outlined 22 priorities for the development of European defence capabilities in light of the experience gained during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing an announcement by the EDA Details: The EDA emphasises that the priorities reflect the military realities observed in Ukraine, contribute to EU defence objectives, and are designed to "lead to the implementation of concrete projects", following continual underfunding and