Ukraine will import fuel from Greece to assist safe its vitality provide for the approaching winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned on Sunday.
The Ukrainian chief mentioned the deal “might be one other fuel provide path to safe imports for the winter as a lot as potential.” The settlement will “cowl almost €2 billion wanted for fuel imports to compensate for the losses in Ukrainian manufacturing brought on by Russian strikes,” Zelenskyy mentioned in a press release.
Zelenskyy was in Athens Sunday to fulfill with Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Ukraine can be making ready a take care of France for “a big strengthening of our fight aviation, air protection and different protection capabilities,” mentioned Zelenskyy, who is about to journey to Paris on Monday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
After visiting France on Monday, Zelenskyy will journey to Spain on Tuesday. Spain is “one other sturdy nation that has joined the companions within the initiatives that basically assist us,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
Zelenskyy didn’t point out a particular take care of Madrid within the assertion, however he mentioned in a separate put up on X: “Tuesday — talks in Spain on bolstering our air protection and initiatives with companions.”
“Our prime priorities in the present day are air protection, techniques and missiles for air protection,” Zelenskyy mentioned within the assertion.
“Full financing might be secured” for the Greek deal from Ukrainian authorities funds, funding from European banks with ensures from the European Fee, and from Ukrainian banks, with assist from “European companions” together with Norway, Zelenskyy mentioned. Kyiv can be enterprise “energetic work” with companions within the U.S., he mentioned.
Ukraine can be working with Poland and Azerbaijan on vitality provides, and “we very a lot depend on long-term contracts,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
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