Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger in Berlin. "Ukraine will have more weapons and ammunition to defend itself, protect civilians and infrastructure from Russian attacks. We discussed ways to further strengthen the alliance between the German and Ukrainian defence industries," the minister said on the social network X. At the end of October, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on German businesses to invest in the production of air defence systems and other weapons in Ukraine. He noted that Ukraine is increasing its own production in the defence sector. Earlier, the German concern Rheinmetall and the Ukrainian Defence Industry formed a joint venture. The new company will provide maintenance and repair of equipment supplied by the partners to Ukraine.