{"id":1216537,"date":"2025-09-12T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1216537"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:52:58","slug":"zelenskyy-calls-on-europe-to-fund-production-of-interceptor-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-calls-on-europe-to-fund-production-of-interceptor-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy Calls on Europe to Fund Production of Interceptor Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ukraine is ready to <strong>share experience and technology<\/strong> to help build a modern <strong>European air defense shield<\/strong>, President <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> said during a joint briefing with Finnish President <strong>Sauli Niinist\u00f6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe have already done a lot together to strengthen weapons production. We appreciate Finland\u2019s willingness to support this direction further, not only through funding Ukrainian production but also by creating joint manufacturing facilities,\u201d Zelensk<strong>y<\/strong>y said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that similar initiatives are already underway with <strong>Denmark<\/strong>, where a production facility is being established, and he hopes this cooperation will expand to other key partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zelenskyy emphasized that <strong>air defense remains a top priority<\/strong> for Ukraine, not only for strengthening its own systems but also for building an <strong>eastern European air defense shield<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt is important to implement this in a modern way: with drones protecting Europe, aviation capabilities, and all air defense systems working together as part of a complex system. Ukraine is ready to share experience and expand production,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He called on <strong>European countries neighboring Ukraine and Russia<\/strong> to join a <strong>joint funding program<\/strong> for the production and development of interceptor drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cUkraine, through the war, has become a leader in this area. This is a completely new technological direction, which must be approached as quickly as possible so bureaucratic processes do not interfere. We are open to this cooperation,\u201d Zelenskyy noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The president stressed that Europe and the world <strong>do not have enough missiles<\/strong> to shoot down all types of drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cA missile that costs hundreds of thousands to a million dollars simply cannot intercept drones that cost tens of thousands. It\u2019s just impossible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement follows <strong>Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace<\/strong> on the night of September 10. Polish Prime Minister <strong>Donald Tusk<\/strong> reported 19 violations, with some drones coming from Belarus. For the first time, <strong>Polish F-16s and Dutch F-35s shot down Russian drones<\/strong> over NATO territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish Foreign Minister <strong>Rados\u0142aw Sikorski<\/strong> called the attack \u201cdeliberate\u201d and emphasized that it was <strong>not an accidental incident<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine is ready to share experience and technology to help build a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1216538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1216537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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