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“Ukraine to channel up to €1bn in EU loans into joint defence projects”
“Ukraine is set to move up to €1bn of its EU loan into the Ukraine Support Instrument to integrate its defence industry with its European partners. The move is part of a Defence Industrial Pact that should remove regulatory hurdles for industrial cooperation and to encourage member states to destock.”
Ukraine will channel up to €1bn of EU loan into joint defence projects
Key points
- Ukraine plans to transfer up to €1 billion of the EU's Ukraine Support Loan to the European Defence Industry Programme.
- The funding aims to boost joint Ukrainian-European production in air, missile defence, drones, and ammunition.
- The Ukraine Support Instrument is being expanded from €300 million to increase defence collaboration.
- This effort is part of the EU-Ukraine Strategic Defence Industrial Partnership launched in July 2026.
- EU ambassadors will discuss the initiative this week with a target to conclude the Defence Pact by year-end.
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