Ukraine pushes Germany to unblock EU loan for weapons production

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has underscored his country’s growing reliance on domestic weapons manufacturing but revealed ongoing dependence on US-supplied air defense systems. Speaking at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine’s own production now covers most battlefield needs for long-range strikes, frontline combat, and air defense integration. However, funding remains a critical bottleneck, forcing Ukraine to seek i