Zelenskyy visits Doha as Ukraine, Qatar sign defense pact
DW →Ukraine and Qatar signed a defense cooperation deal on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy making an unannounced visit to Doha.
Bonn Defense Aide Leaves for U.S. Visit
FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. 15—Dr. Josef Rust, Deputy Defense Minister, left by plane yesterday for a four-week United States tour. From Washington, Dr. Rust will go to Charleston, S.C., to commission the first destroyer of the West Germany Navy, the former United States vessel Anthony, January 11. He also will visit headquarters of the Strategic Air Command at Omaha, Nebr., and tour big industrial centers.
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Multilateral Force
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