President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is finalising an important agreement with its partners on weapons and defence technologies and has instructed diplomats to prepare a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing.

Source: Zelenskyy's address on 19 October

Quote: "We are working with partners in Europe to expand the PURL initiative and to increase purchases of US-made weaponry, particularly air defence systems and certain long-range strike capabilities of ours. Next week we will speak with partners in Europe about new contributions to the PURL initiative.

We are also preparing very important agreements with several countries on weapons and defence technologies. Our capabilities will be broadened. The Office team is currently finalising an agreement we have been working on for several months."

Details: Zelenskyy added that he has tasked Ukrainian diplomats with preparing a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in the near future and has already discussed it with several leaders.

"We in Europe need common and strong positions. And we will have them," he said.

The president noted that he is in contact with European leaders almost daily to develop a united position on applying the right kind of pressure on Russia.

Quote: "We will grant the aggressor no gifts and forget nothing. We clearly see: this Russia is a long-term threat. Therefore, in Europe, we need long-term cooperation and tangible results – both in the short term and with a forward-looking perspective – so that people can live."

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