The European Union and Ukraine have signed a new defence industrial partnership aimed at expanding joint drone production by combining Ukraine’s battlefield expertise with Europe’s manufacturing capacity, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.⁣ ⁣ Speaking at Ukraine’s Statehood Day ceremony in Kyiv, von der Leyen described the agreement as “our very own drone deal” and said it would support joint production, investment and the scaling up of defence manufacturing. ⁣ ⁣ #Ukraine #EU #Drones #Zelensky