EU and Ukraine launch joint drone production, deepen defense ties

The EU and Ukraine have signed a joint drone production agreement, with the EU committing €1 billion from a €10 billion defence procurement package to support drone development and procurement. This marks a shift from bilateral defence agreements between individual EU states and Ukraine to coordinated EU-level defence industrial cooperation.

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