Portugal is preparing to send another 160 tons of material to Ukraine, including military equipment, Defense Minister Helena Carreiras said this Tuesday in Brussels, after a Foreign Affairs Council in the Defense field.

At the first meeting of the European Union, which held its first meeting of the European Union, Helena Carrer went to the first mass of the European Union’s Defense, Oleks Reznikov, who took over the first meeting of the European Union, made “an optimistic assessment” of the situationbut reinforced the idea that Ukraine continues to need support“and support of heavy equipment to face the challenges that still have”.

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According to the minister, there is “everyone’s perception that there is a war that is about to continue” and, on the part of all member states, the idea that the 27 must continue to do so, even with the High Representative of the EU for Politics and Security, Josep Borrell, meeting “asking ending to the member states that continue to put up resistance to Ukraine, because it takes the support of the Ukrainian people and the dissenting forces of the Ukrainians”.

Helena Carreiraou that Portugal, to provide more support as its allies, then announced the sending, soon, more material, military and not only.

As was reported, in the first phase we sent 170 tons, more or less, of lethal and non-lethal military material, but also other types of material. We are now preparing a new shipment of another 160 tonnes of material, and I would like to highlight the diversity of ours,” he said.

The minister stressed that “it is not just about military equipment, it is also about medical and sanitary and humanitarian support“, and Portugal has already expressed its “availability to receive wounded Ukrainians” – which has not yet happened -, in addition to welcoming Ukrainian refugees.

“There is, therefore, a wide range of support at this meeting, and we also continued support related to training, for example, or demining, at a later date. Let’s continue to talk about what Ukraine’s needs are, because that’s really what it’s all about,” he said.

Making a launch of her debut at Ministerial Councils in Brussels, the Minister for Published Defense has been negotiated positively surprised by the “determination and union” of the 27particularly in relation to Ukraine.

“It was a meeting that surprised me, the first meeting in which I participated, as a matter of fact, as the determination and unity of the defense ministers, for the way in which the determination and unity of the ministers in general in what are the issues that concern us today”, he said, highlighting in particular the “widespread support” for Ukraine in the face of Russian military aggression.