By Eliza Popova
These funds will be used for the purchase of 10,000 uniforms, shoes and other necessary equipment. "Too often, Ukrainian servicemen do not have the necessary equipment to meet their unique needs in full. Today we are taking a step to correct this by announcing that NATO member states will allocate more than $ 7 million to buy equipment for women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We applaud every ally who has made to help in this initiative, "Blinken said.
The Defense Ministry stated that NATO negotiations have been conducted on additional funding since 2023. The progress in this matter was made in March 2024 at the meeting of the Deputy Defense Minister Natalia Kalmykova with a special representative of NATO Irene Felin and NATO's representation chairman in Ukraine Karen Maktir. The parties agreed on consultations and mutual assistance in the implementation of the principles of gender equality in the security and defense forces of Ukraine.
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