Ukraine, Germany sign agreement on anti-ballistic capabilities, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement to develop anti-ballistic capabilities, with President Zelenskiy calling for concrete results by winter and urging other Western allies to join the effort.

Ukraine and ​Germany signed an agreement ‌on anti-ballistic ​capabilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday, calling on other Western allies to join ‌the effort and deliver results by winter.

Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, known as the Ramstein group, Zelenskiy ‌said Ukraine urgently needed long-range artillery and unmanned vehicles. He also ‌asked to develop additional financial instruments to finance the Ukrainian army long-term. "Russian ballistic missiles remain a problem, and we need an answer to that problem," Zelenskiy ⁠said.

"By ​this winter, we ⁠should already see concrete outcomes from our joint work on anti-ballistic defence. ⁠This is something we all need, not only Ukraine, and it is ​a long-term effort." Zelenskiy's office said that Ukraine and Germany would develop ⁠anti-ballistic capabilities and jointly produce the TerMIT, an unmanned ground vehicle that can ⁠carry ​up to 300 kg of ammunition, gear and water to frontline positions.

The unmanned vehicles would be produced in Germany. German ⁠Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that several German companies were interested ⁠in the ⁠project.

Zelenskiy said that Fire Point, Ukraine's largest missile and drone maker, was one of the participants in ‌the ‌initiative.