Ukraine ready to send expert team to Finland after drone incidents – Sybiha

During a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed Ukraine's willingness to dispatch a team of experts to Finland to share its experience and help strengthen airspace protection.

Sybiha announced this in a post on the social media platform X, Ukrinform reports.

"We discussed peace process, Europe's new role in it, and the battlefield situation. On the issue of the recent drone incidents, I confirmed that Ukraine is ready to send an expert group to Finland — to share our expertise and help protect the sky," the minister wrote.

He added that during the talks he also emphasized the need to open negotiation clusters as soon as possible in Ukraine's accession talks with the European Union.

The two sides also exchanged views on developments outside Europe, particularly in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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Sybiha is in Brussels on Monday, May 11, where he will participate in EU and NATO events, as well as in a ministerial meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.

Earlier, Sybiha stated that Ukraine was considering sending groups of experts to provide direct assistance in strengthening the airspace security of Baltic states.

Photo: Andrii Sybiha / X