Zelenskyy calls for urgent EU funding to boost Ukraine's weapons production

In a joint press conference in Berlin with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine's strides in manufacturing its own weaponry but stressed its ongoing reliance on US air defense systems. Zelenskyy revealed that Ukraine now fulfills most of its military needs domestically—covering long-range strikes, frontline operations, and air defense—yet lacks adequate funding to scale up production. To address this shortfall, he called on Germany to help