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 by AFP Staff Writers Bratislava (AFP) June 28, 2022
NATO member Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, said Tuesday it plans to buy 152 tracked combat vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hagglunds as it steps up its military capabilities. "The government has approved this historic project for the armed forces," Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said on his Facebook page. "We're going to increase Slovakia's defensive capacities and meet our obligations to create a heavy mechanised brigade," he added. BAE Systems Hagglunds' CV90 is a tracked combat vehicle with a turret-mounted cannon that can be considered a light tank or armoured personnel carrier. No delivery timetable was provided for the 152 vehicles, to be acquired at a total cost of 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion). Slovakia received offers from firms in Hungary, Poland and Spain in addition to that from BAE Systems Hagglunds, after having contacted 33 countries about supplying equipment. Slovakia in 2018 signed a contract to purchase 14 F-16 combat aircraft, with deliveries set to begin in 2024. Slovakia, which also a member of the EU, has provided Ukraine with 154 million euros in military equipment, according to the defence ministry. Slovakia's government also approved on Tuesday the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO. juh-sw/rl/spm
Kyiv mayor pleads for more weapons at NATO summit Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged NATO at an alliance summit in Madrid to "speed up" its delivery of weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks. "We expect (it to) speed up weapons to Ukraine, we expect (them) to continue to support Ukraine," he told reporters when asked what Ukraine could expect from the gathering. "We need anti-rocket systems. We see that every day Russian rockets destroy our cities, kill civilians, destroy infrastructure," he added. Klitschko, a wor ... read more
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