Ukraine, Latvia sign drone deal: Zelensky

Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 9 as he met Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on the sidelines of a summit between Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic states in the Estonian capital Tallinn.

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Zelensky was meeting with prime ministers from the Nordic-Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway, shortly after returning from a meeting in London with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany who said they were ready to support ceasefire talks.

Europe was likely far from ready to act as a mediator in the Ukraine peace process, the Kremlin said on June 9.

The US was leading the talks to end the war of over four years before the recent Iran conflict switched its focus.

“These are concrete things to strengthen our joint defence and co-production, and, importantly, this also means Ukraine’s expertise and experience helping to strengthen our partners,” Zelensky said in a post on X.

He gave no details of what the drone deal entailed.

Kulbergs said the agreement would give Latvia technological know-how and co-production opportunities.