U chief announces 'drone deal' with Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev, Ukraine, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on July 15 announced a "drone deal" with Ukraine to boost joint production of the key battlefield technology.
"This deal will bring together Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe's industrial scale," von der Leyen said in Kiev, after receiving an award from President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine has already signed similar deals with some individual EU countries and Gulf nations looking to tap into the expertise Kiev has developed during more than four years of war with Russia.
