Overview
- Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal met NATO representatives in Kyiv, stressing the PURL mechanism to make U.S.-made weapon supplies systematic for Ukraine’s forces.
- Portugal reconfirmed support, including $12 million to the International Fund for Ukraine and an announced $50 million contribution tied to PURL participation.
- Deputy Minister Sergiy Boyev discussed in Romania the joint production of ammunition and FPV drones and both sides agreed to advance SAFE funding proposals before the submission deadline.
- In Lithuania, Boyev’s team assessed industrial partners as Vilnius signaled plans to localize drone development and deepen technology transfer with Ukrainian firms under SAFE.
- Kyiv set a goal to produce at least half of its defense needs domestically, formed a state-bank consortium with war-risk insurance, and plans to expand DOT-Chain to cover 70% of drone procurements as part of next-100-day priorities.