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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the signing of a memorandum with the United Kingdom on the joint construction of warships and bases of the Ukrainian naval forces. The agreement was signed in Odessa on board the Royal Navy missile destroyer HMS Defender.
“The Deputy Minister of Defense of the United Kingdom responsible for military procurement issues, Jeremy Queen, and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Alexander Mironyuk, signed a memorandum on the implementation of maritime partnership projects between the United Kingdom Industry consortium and the Ukrainian Navy,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to the memorandum, it provides for joint design and construction of warships in Ukraine and in the UK, as well as the reconstruction of Ukrainian shipbuilding enterprises and the creation of two bases of the Ukrainian Navy.
“This is another step in the development of bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom to strengthen the Ukrainian fleet,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.