Ukraine and Latvia signed a strategic “Drone Deal” focused on joint drone production, technology exchange, and shared defense cooperation.

The deal was Signed during the Nordic-Baltic summit in Tallinn, the agreement also allows Ukraine to deploy its military experts to help Latvia enhance its air and missile defense capabilities

In president Volodymyr Zelenskyy words: “My first meeting with the new Prime Minister of Latvia, Andris Kulbergs and an important result for our countries – we signed a Drone Deal.

“These are concrete things to strengthen our joint defense and co-production, and, importantly, this also means Ukraine’s expertise and experience helping to strengthen our partners.

‘This is exactly the kind of systemic cooperation we are building with those who have consistently supported us throughout all the years of Russia’s war. Ukraine is interested in ensuring that every region of Europe has sufficient protection against Russian threats.

“I also informed the Prime Minister about Ukraine’s air defense needs. Separately, we discussed sanctions pressure on Russia, in particular strengthening sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet.

“I am grateful that we have such excellent relations between our nations. And we thank Latvia for all the support it has provided to Ukraine throughout this war.”

The deal establishes a framework for co-producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and exchanging key technologies to counter modern aerial threats.