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Slovakia to send 16 howitzers to Ukraine

7 July

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Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova announced on Friday that Slovakia will supply Ukraine with 16 howitzers "in the very near future" following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Bratislava. She added that Slovakia and Ukraine will jointly develop a new type of howitzers and start cooperation on ammunition manufacturing.

Caputova also said Slovakian companies will be involved in de-mining Ukrainian territory. She assured Zelensky that Slovakia sees Ukraine "as a prospective member of the European Union" and that its perspective is in NATO.

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