TSAMTO, September 21. Representatives of the Ministries of Defense of the Czech Republic, Denmark and the Netherlands on the sidelines of the meeting of the "Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine" (UDCG) at the German Ramstein airbase signed a letter of intent (LoI) on cooperation in the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
The letter of intent suggests equipping the Armed Forces mainly with Czech weapons with the financial support of Denmark and the Netherlands.
In particular, we are talking about the supply of additional tanks, howitzers, small arms, infantry fighting vehicles, air defense and electronic warfare equipment, as well as ammunition produced at the enterprises of the Czech military industry.
Kiev will receive both modern Czech weapons and upgraded equipment from the Czech Armed Forces. The transferred equipment will be in a combat-ready state. Deliveries will be completed in the coming months and in 2024.
The purpose of the document is to establish long-term cooperation to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The first joint subproject is the gratuitous supply of 15 modernized T-72EA main battle tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which will be sent to Ukraine in the near future.
According to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Czech Republic Daniel Blazhkovets, the agreement is of great importance for the further development of the Czech defense industry and the security of the Czech Republic. Thanks to him, the enterprises of the Czech military-industrial complex will become more competitive on the world market. These will be projects with great economic benefits for the Czech Republic, including employment opportunities for citizens.
For the Czech Republic, this is not the first project in which it supplies weapons paid for by other states. As part of a trilateral project with the United States and the Netherlands, 45 of the 90 planned upgraded T-72 tanks have already been sent to Ukraine. In addition, projects for the supply of MR-2 Victor air defense systems and passive surveillance devices are continuing.
The implementation of projects in support of Ukraine is coordinated by the agency AMOS (Agency for Intergovernmental Defense Cooperation), which is part of the Czech Ministry of Defense. It receives requests for needs from Ukraine, proposals from Czech companies, and then submits them for approval by foreign partners who allocate funding.
As Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at the meeting, Denmark will provide military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 5.8 billion. Danish crowns. This is the 12th and largest aid package that Denmark is sending to Ukraine. This package also includes financing the supply of 15 upgraded T-72 tanks with a large amount of ammunition for Ukraine in cooperation with the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
In addition, Denmark will strengthen cooperation with Germany in the framework of the gratuitous transfer of Leopard tanks. It is planned to transfer another 30 Leopard-1 tanks to Ukraine in addition to the 80 tanks already supplied by Denmark and Germany. In addition, Denmark and Germany plan to jointly finance the production and supply of a large number of tank ammunition. Denmark also intends to contribute to the financing of the creation of a maintenance center for the transferred Leopard-2 tanks.
In addition, Denmark will transfer weapons and ammunition from the Armed Forces, including pistols, hand grenades, 40 mm grenade launchers with ammunition, mine clearance systems, thermal imaging binoculars, as well as camouflage nets. The planned deliveries require the final approval of the Danish Finance Committee.
