“secure more air defense and stronger diplomatic positions”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced three new drone‑production agreements with Denmark, Estonia, and the Netherlands on the sidelines of this week’s NATO summit in Ankara. The deals give those countries access to Ukrainian battlefield‑tested weapons expertise, building on a sector that has grown rapidly since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Zelensky said the latest pacts bring Kyiv’s total to nine such accords, and he stressed that Ukraine’s core objective at the gathering remains obtaining additional air‑defense systems and stronger diplomatic footing. His remarks follow two Russian ballistic‑missile strikes on the capital in the past week, including an assault Monday that killed nineteen people.
- crookwellgazette.com.au ↗︎07 JUL 2026