Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky and Rob Jetten signed a statement that launches a Drone Deal and a license to begin joint drone production.
- The agreement covers drones, missiles, and electronic-warfare systems and funds factories, research, and the sharing of battlefield experience.
- The Netherlands earmarked €248 million for the shared drone build, with Dutch firms set to partner with Ukrainian producers.
- The move aligns with a Dutch coalition plan to provide €3 billion a year to Ukraine for three years and to raise defense spending toward NATO’s 3.5% goal.
- Russia named European sites tied to Ukrainian UAV production and warned against escalation, and Vladimir Putin said more arms for Kyiv only prolong the war.