Overview

• Zelensky urged Denmark, Norway, Germany, Canada, the UK and Lithuania to allocate a quarter-percent of their GDP to boost Ukraine’s domestic weapons output.
• Kyiv has secured US$43 billion for local arms manufacturing this year and currently meets about 40 percent of its defense requirements with homegrown production.
• Official talks are underway on joint production of drones, missiles and artillery with six NATO and EU member states.
• The Build with Ukraine initiative plans to sign agreements this summer to export production technologies and establish weapons manufacturing lines abroad.
• Zelensky is set to attend the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague and has scheduled meetings with leading heads of state, including President Trump.