How did the Munich Security Conference strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities?
The German concern Rheinmetall plans to open a new plant to produce artillery ammunition in Ukraine. The memorandum on the creation of a joint venture was signed on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. The new plant will make at least 100,000 artillery shells of 155 mm caliber per year, as well as projectile charges. The German arms company will own 51% of the joint venture shares, and the Ukrainian contingent will own 49%. In turn, Ukrainian state defense