“opens up greater opportunities for joint defence production, the exchange of expertise, and transparency in weapons exports”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky announced three new drone‑production agreements with Denmark, Estonia, and the Netherlands on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara. Speaking on social media, he described the accords as expanding possibilities for shared manufacturing, technical knowledge exchange, and clearer oversight of arms sales. The deals bring to nine the total number of such pacts Ukraine has signed—part of a broader push to leverage its combat‑proven drone industry, which has grown rapidly since Russia’s 2022 invasion. Zelensky noted that Denmark, the first country to offer joint production inside Ukraine, will now receive access to Ukrainian weaponry tested in actual warfare. The announcements come as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defenses after two recent Russian ballistic‑missile attacks on the capital, which killed nineteen people.
- yalibnan.com ↗︎08 JUL 2026