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- March 18 2025 17: 21
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Finland on Tuesday to talk to senior Finnish officials about military aid, the BBC reports.
In a post on the Telegram social network, the Ukrainian president said he would meet with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, and representatives of the defense industry.
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The meeting will focus on "military assistance, investments in arms production in Ukraine and Ukraine's integration into the European Union," Zelensky said.
Last week, the two countries signed a new memorandum to strengthen cooperation in the field of defense, which included intelligence sharing, ammunition production, and joint defense projects.
Finland also announced a new military aid package worth 200 million euros to Ukraine, which would increase the country's total aid value to 3.3 billion euros.