Kyiv and Berlin sign €8.5 billion defense and energy deals

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed 15 agreements worth 8.5 billion euros at a business forum in Kyiv on October 4, focusing on defense and energy cooperation. The defense deals include a memorandum with Diehl Defence for thousands of IRIS-T missiles and launchers, plus agreements for radars from HENSOLDT and interceptor drones from Quantum Systems. Zelensky announced a two-billion-euro air defense contract funded by European credit. In energy, Ukraine signed agreements with Siemens Energy and German grid operators exceeding 155 million euros, while Germany pledged 250 million euros to the Energy Support Fund for winter preparation amid Russian attacks.


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