Ukraine's Foreign Minister Meets Rheinmetall Head, Hints There Will Be More Arms
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has met with the head of the Rheinmetall company and discussed expanding the cooperation of the German and Ukrainian defence industries.
Kuleba reported on Twitter (X) that he had met with Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, in Berlin.
"Ukraine will have more weapons and ammunition to defend itself, protect civilians and infrastructure from Russian attacks. We discussed ways to further bolster the German and Ukrainian defense industries alliance," he wrote.
Focused meeting in Berlin with @RheinmetallAG CEO Armin Papperger. Ukraine will have more weapons and ammunition to defend itself, protect civilians and infrastructure from Russian attacks. We discussed ways to further bolster the German and Ukrainian defense industries alliance. pic.twitter.com/Kh04qvVurZ
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) November 3, 2023
In October, it was announced that Ukraine had officially registered a joint venture between Rheinmetall and the Ukrainian Defence Industry.
Before that, Rheinmetall announced another order by the Bundeswehr for the supply of 150,000 artillery shells for Ukraine.
It was also reported that in 2023, Ukraine became the largest buyer of German armament.