Overview

• Ukrainian and US officials have opened detailed talks on a deal that would see Washington fund the expansion of Kyiv’s domestic drone manufacturing.
• In return, the US would purchase a large batch of Ukraine’s battlefield-tested drones to support frontline operations.
• Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump have politically endorsed the initiative, with negotiators now working out the specifics.
• A newly formed joint US-Ukrainian fund board is scheduled to meet by late summer to finalize the funding and procurement framework.
• Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the negotiations after her appointment to lead a government drive to ramp up arms production and strengthen ties with strategic allies.