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Zelenskyy, von der Leyen Seal €6 B Drone Funding Deal.

5/4/2026

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Zelenskyy Secures Drone Funding

Zelenskyy met Ursula von der Leyen in Yerevan to discuss a Drone Deal and the first tranche of the EU’s €90 billion loan.
The tranche may provide up to €6 billion for Ukraine’s drone production and other defense needs.
Zelenskyy tasked Anatoliy Hnatov, Rustem Umerov and the presidential diplomatic team with implementing the plan.

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Zelenskyy Secures Aid

Finland pledged an additional $300 million in defense aid for Ukraine during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Yerevan meeting.
Norway’s near-$1 billion contribution to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) was cited as a major funding source.
Zelenskyy urged Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to help secure natural-gas supplies for Ukraine’s winter.
Zelenskyy announced the “Drone Deals” format is being rolled out with partners across the Middle East, Gulf, Europe and the Caucasus.

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Zelenskyy Secures Drone Funding

Zelenskyy met Ursula von der Leyen in Yerevan to discuss a Drone Deal and the first tranche of the EU’s €90 billion loan.
The tranche may provide up to €6 billion for Ukraine’s drone production and other defense needs.
Zelenskyy tasked Anatoliy Hnatov, Rustem Umerov and the presidential diplomatic team with implementing the plan.

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