Zelensky discusses with Trump possibility of drone co-producution

The head of state reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw.

"We discussed with the President the protection of our people, primarily the purchase of American air defense systems to protect our cities, our people, churches, and infrastructure. Ukraine is ready to buy this equipment and support American weapons manufacturers. Europe can help. We also talked about the possible co-production of drones. We can strengthen each other," Zelensky stressed.

He added that he told the U.S. President of how the meetings of the technical teams in Istanbul went, as well as the exchanges of prisoners of war and the bodies.

"Russia handed over to us the bodies of its own dead. Now, experts are running examinations in Kyiv to find their families. We also talked about the situation on the battlefield. Putin is definitely not winning. I presented the U.S. President with the facts of what is really happening on the ground. Thank you for the meeting and support. Thank you for the really kind words about our people. We will continue our work," Zelensky added.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the domestic defense industry is capable of annually producing 8 million drones, but there is not enough funding to make that happen. He called on NATO partners to increase investments in Ukrainian and joint weapons production.