{"id":1399368,"date":"2026-07-02T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1399368"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:11:58","slug":"zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy \u2014 Ukraine Invites Ireland to Join European Anti-Ballistic Program Through Drone Deal"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Ireland to join Europe&#8217;s proposed anti-ballistic defense program as part of the Drone Deal initiative, aimed at strengthening cooperation on advanced defense technologies,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin in Dublin, Zelenskyy said the initiative is designed to enhance Europe&#8217;s collective security against ballistic missile threats.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;When we speak about security, we are talking about European security. First and foremost, this concerns the format we are currently proposing \u2014 a European anti-ballistic program to ensure Europe has sufficient protection against the most dangerous missiles,&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The Ukrainian president noted that Kyiv and Dublin have begun discussions on cooperation in drones and emerging technologies, offering Ireland participation in the Drone Deal initiative.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We are proposing the Drone Deal and the relevant technologies. This creates an opportunity to build direct and effective cooperation between our enterprises and companies. We very much hope that Ireland will positively consider these opportunities for future cooperation. This is about the security of our skies and the security of our seas,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The proposal follows Ukraine&#8217;s ongoing efforts to expand European cooperation on air and missile defense, including recent discussions with Denmark on the anti-ballistic program and the preparation of a Drone Deal agreement.<\/p>\n   <p>Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/rutte-ukraine-s-battlefield-successes-do-not-guarantee-putin-will-enter-peace-talks\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/rutte-ukraine-s-battlefield-successes-do-not-guarantee-putin-will-enter-peace-talks\/\">Rutte \u2014 Ukraine\u2019s Battlefield Successes Do Not Guarantee Putin Will Enter Peace Talks<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Ireland to join Europe&#8217;s proposed anti-ballistic defense &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1399370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36418,13,49,36415],"tags":[78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1399368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-11473-news-en-2","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zelenskyy \u2014 Ukraine Invites Ireland to Join European Anti-Ballistic Program Through Drone Deal - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zelenskyy \u2014 Ukraine Invites Ireland to Join European Anti-Ballistic Program Through Drone Deal - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Ireland to join Europe&#8217;s proposed anti-ballistic defense ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-02T09:06:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/800-820x472.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"472\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\u0410\u043d\u0442\u043e\u043d \u0428\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0447\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/ec05b64cb7957f2edee871ad21ea2da9\"},\"headline\":\"Zelenskyy \u2014 Ukraine Invites Ireland to Join European Anti-Ballistic Program Through Drone Deal\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-02T09:06:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-invites-ireland-to-join-european-anti-ballistic-program-through-drone-deal\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/800.png\",\"keywords\":[\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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