Ukraine says defence ministers agreed on closer security cooperation with Türkiye

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said Defence Minister Evgeniy Khmara and Türkiye’s defence minister agreed on closer cooperation between their teams. Their talks covered Black Sea shipping security and next steps in security cooperation. Khmara thanked Türkiye for supporting construction of Ukraine’s Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi and Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvettes and hosting them at Turkish bases.