@coachstas: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, addressed reporters in Kiev during a visit marking Ukraine's Statehood Day, where the EU and Ukraine formalized a new Defense Industrial Partnership centered on joint drone production. Von der Leyen described plans to accelerate manufacturing of next generation drones and counter-drone systems, combining Ukrainian battlefield expertise with European industrial capacity, and indicated the same model could extend to missiles and air defense systems. The announcement follows months of escalating rhetoric from Russian officials, who have previously described European drone production sites as potential military targets. The visit took place amid continued Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and followed recent progress in Ukraine's European Union accession process.