EU Proposes Deepening Defense Industry Ties With Ukraine

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Mar. 12, 2025. Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty ImagesThe European Union proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine on Nov. 25 while negotiations continue over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow.Ukraine’s defense industry “needs us,” EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, “but we need Ukraine’s defense innovations even more.”