EU to disburse €3.3 billion to Ukraine to procure missiles and drones, von der Leyen says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union will disburse €3.3 billion to Ukraine on Friday to fund the procurement of missiles and drones.

"I just ​had a phone call with ​President Zelenskiy. Tomorrow (Friday) we will disburse €3.3 billion for missiles and ​drones in Ukraine," von ​der Leyen said on X.

Zelenskiy made no mention of the new disbursement in a social media post. 

He ​described his ​conversation ⁠with von der Leyen as "very productive," and ​said discussions focused ​on "vital ⁠steps for the resilience of our defence" including ⁠issues ​of financing.