Berlin and Kyiv forge a strategic defense partnership with expanded arms cooperation

Germany and Ukraine elevated their ties to a strategic partnership during Zelensky’s Berlin visit, signing a defense cooperation agreement that broadens military collaboration in air defense, long-range weapons, drones, and ammunition, plus a defense ministries data‑exchange memo. The pact includes joint drone production and comes with 10 cooperation agreements, reflecting Kyiv’s broader push to deepen international defense partnerships and bolster its growing arms sector, with Germany remaining a major backer.