Zelensky meets with Steinmeier and thanks for IRIS-T
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said this at a meeting with Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Ukrinform reports.
"Today, we held important negotiations with Mr. President, which fully correspond to such relations between our countries. I thanked Germany for providing the modern Iris-T air defense system. It has performed very well in protecting our skies and saving our people today. It really is a priority, we all feel it. I hope that we will be able to get several more such systems soon," Zelensky said.
He also told Steinmeier about other defense needs of Ukraine to protect and liberate Ukrainian land: "In particular, this applies to artillery systems, armored vehicles, and other weapons”.
Zelensky also added that he hopes for Germany's help in the reconstruction of Chernihiv region.
As Ukrinform reported, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on October 25 arrived in Ukraine for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale ongoing invasion.
