German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that for European NATO countries the purchase of long-range weapons is one of the priorities. He said this at a press conference following the NATO summit in Ankara, Ukrinform reports.. Allies in the Old World recognize that this is " Europe already has a number of long-range weapons systems, but in insufficient quantities. One reason, according to Merz, is how difficult and expensive each weapon is to produce.. To resolve this issue, there are British and French initiatives, on which certain agreements have been reached. But the topic of deploying American Tomahawk missiles in Germany also remains - Washington is currently refusing this, however, as Merz assures us, negotiations are underway and it is not worth saying that the United States has finally rejected this option. Let us recall that on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Ukraine and Germany signed an agreement on the implementation of a project for the joint production of BARS drones, which will be used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine is working on creating a joint European anti-ballistic system to guarantee Europe protection from missile threats.. He announced this following a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. News from Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.