{"id":1447647,"date":"2026-10-02T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1447647"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:30:27","slug":"ukraine-will-join-the-eu-defense-fund-zelensky-signed-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukraine-will-join-the-eu-defense-fund-zelensky-signed-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine will join the EU defense fund: Zelensky signed the law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law ratifying the agreement on Ukraine’s participation in the European Defense Fund (EDF). The document creates a legal basis for Ukraine’s participation in joint European defense research and projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The corresponding copy of the law has been published<\/a> on the website of the Verkhovna Rada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

This is the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Ukraine’s participation in the EOF, concluded on July 13, 2026 in Kyiv. Ratification is necessary to complete domestic procedures, after which the agreement can enter into force.<\/p>\n

The European Defence Fund is the EU’s instrument for supporting joint defence research and development, as well as strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base.<\/p>\n

Ukraine’s participation in the Fund is expected to contribute to:<\/p>\n