On October 4, local time, Ukrainian President Zelensky and German Chancellor Mertz held a joint press conference in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, to announce the results of a number of defense cooperation and introduce relevant developments in the tripartite talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia. Zelensky said that Ukraine and Germany will jointly produce 2,000 “Bals” long-range interceptor drones. Meanwhile, Ukraine is speeding up the construction of a local air defense system. The “turret” defense plan has entered the systematic implementation stage, and dozens of defensive turrets will be deployed in the future. Furthermore, various small missiles are being developed in Ukraine, and it is expected that tests and acceptance will be carried out in the second half of this month. Furthermore, Zelensky pointed out that the US is currently maintaining separate communication with Ukraine and Russia, and is proposing to hold tripartite technical talks before the end of October. Ukraine has clearly expressed support for this, and is open and positive about holding talks in the UAE or other countries proposed by the US side. At this stage, the US side will formally propose the talks to Russia, and Ukraine will wait for Russia to respond.

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