The security conference in Munich is in its second day. The war in Ukraine is still a very central topic. Yesterday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent plea for more and faster arms support to be able to overcome “Goliath” – the invading power Russia. Among the support requested are combat aircraft. Poland says on Saturday that they are positive about this. They are “ready to” contribute with their MiG models, but will not do it alone, says Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to Reuters. – Poland can only be part of a much larger cooperation here. A collaboration with the USA as leader. The Polish Prime Minister met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj when they attended the EU meeting in Brussels on 9 February. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with the Polish president on Saturday, and told news that the cooperation between Norway and Poland has become very strong in recent years. – There are actually 9 million people who have crossed the border from Ukraine into Poland. Now they have 1.5 million Ukrainians who live in Poland, work and receive health services and there are probably half a million more. So it’s a challenge for them. Støre did not answer questions about what kind of impression he had of Poland’s desire to form a fighter aircraft cooperation. Stoltenberg: – No way back Even if the war in Ukraine were to end tomorrow, the security situation in the world has irrevocably changed, says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. – There is no going back, he told the insurance conference on Saturday. – We know that the Kremlin wants a different Europe. A Europe where Russia controls its neighboring countries. Stoltenberg spoke at the insurance conference on Saturday. Photo: ODD ANDERSEN / AFP Stoltenberg believes it is urgent to deliver ammunition, fuel and spare parts to the battlefield. – We must give Ukraine what it needs to win and continue as an independent and independent nation in Europe. The NATO chief says to NTB that he is certain that Ukraine will eventually win the war. – There is no risk-free alternative, but the biggest risk is if Putin wins. It will send a message to him and all authoritarian leaders that they can use force to get what they want. Ukraine in conversation with German arms manufacturer The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted on Saturday that he had met with the head of the German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall. The purpose must have been future tank deliveries. – We discussed major projects to strengthen Ukraine’s stockpiles of tanks and armored vessels, mercy in the short and long term, writes Kuleba on Twitter. – Rheinmetall is ready to step up its commitment. Ukraine also has a great need for ammunition, now that the warehouses are about to be emptied. The EU has plans for cooperation with the defense industry, which will speed up production in the future, says President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Ursula von der Leyen at the Munich conference on Saturday. Photo: SVEN HOPPE / AFP She proposes a strategy similar to the investment in vaccine production in the first period of the corona pandemic. – We can imagine, for example, advanced purchase agreements that can give the defense industry the opportunity to invest in production lines now, so that they become faster and can increase the amount they can deliver, she says. – Now is the right time to speed up production, and scale up the production of standardized products that Ukraine desperately needs, such as standardized ammunition.
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