[Zelensky: Ukraine and Germany strengthen defense cooperation and have a positive attitude towards the trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia] On October 4, Ukrainian President Zelensky and German Chancellor Mertz held a joint press conference in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on October 4, local time, announcing a number of defense cooperation results and introducing relevant progress in the trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia. Zelensky said that Ukraine and Germany will jointly produce 2,000 "Bals" long-range interception drones. At the same time, Ukraine is accelerating the construction of its local air defense system. The "turret" defense plan has entered the systematic implementation stage, and dozens of sets of defense turrets will be deployed in the future. In addition, a number of small missiles in Ukraine are under development and are expected to be tested and accepted in the second half of this month. In addition, Zelensky pointed out that the United States is currently maintaining communication with Ukraine and Russia respectively, and proposed to hold trilateral technical talks before the end of October. Ukraine has clearly expressed its support for this and is open and positive to holding talks in the UAE or other countries proposed by the United States. At this stage, the United States will formally propose the talks to Russia, and Ukraine will wait for Russia's response. (CCTV News)