Kaljas said, “Supporting Ukraine is nothing trivial compared to the cost of a Russian victory.” Kaljas also called for “tightening” pressures on Russia by imposing additional sanctions, adding, “Work is underway on the twentieth package,” according to her claim. Kaljas thanked Germany for its decision to increase its “support” for Ukraine, starting next year, to reach 11.5 billion euros.
A meeting was held in Berlin for the group of five European countries (E5), including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Poland, and France, which are working on developing joint production capabilities in the military-industrial complex.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that Russian forces launched a retaliatory attack, including using hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles, against Ukrainian energy, military, and industrial facilities. Over the course of a week, the Russian army carried out five mass strikes targeting military facilities, energy facilities, transportation infrastructure used by Ukrainian armed forces, airports, storage sites, and launch sites for attack drones, in addition to temporary deployment points for Ukrainian militants, nationalists, and mercenaries.
