Ukraine and Germany are starting work on plans for the joint production of advanced drones and other battle-tested defense systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as Kyiv looks to scale up its more than four-year fight against Russia’s all-out invasion.
“We have proposed to Germany a bilateral drone deal covering various types of drones, missiles, software and modern defense systems. Our teams are starting concrete work,” Zelenskyy said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a visit to Berlin.
Merz said that Germany’s commitment to supporting Kyiv’s war effort is “a very clear signal” to Russia.
“We will not waver in our efforts to defend Ukraine,” he said.
U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war on its neighbor have recently petered out as the Iran war grips the Trump administration’s attention, although Tammy Bruce, the deputy U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the U.N.
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