"We are going to see very big changes," said Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration.
Stefanishyna said the spoke with members of the European Parliament about the Danish model of employing joint production with the Ukrainian defence industry.
Stefanishyna said the spoke with members of the European Parliament about the Danish model of employing joint production with the Ukrainian defence industry.
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00:00Amid growing concern that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump might withdraw Washington's crucial
00:07support for Kiev after he takes office in January, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister says
00:13she believes the EU will step in and will continue its support of Kiev, even more so
00:18with the backing of the new commission.
00:21She told Euronews that the expectations are high for the changes ahead.
00:30This is an unprecedented case, when three members of the European Commission are responsible
00:36for security and defense policy, Vice President Callas, Commissioner Kubilius, and Vice President
00:44Stéphane St-Germain, who is responsible for defense and industrial policy.
00:48This means that very big changes await us, and of course we are also talking at the meeting
00:55with the European Parliament, that the use of the Danish model of deployment of common
01:01production with the Ukrainian defense industry is a model that should be used by other countries.
01:11The Danish model, initiated by Denmark, funds Ukraine's defense ministry to bolster its
01:16self-reliance in arms production for its military.
01:20The funding mechanism aims to strengthen Ukraine's industrial base in Europe.
01:51Continued military and financial support for Ukraine is expected to be one of the main
01:58priorities of Poland for the next rotating EU presidency.
02:02But this won't necessarily mean Ukraine's EU accession.
02:06Poland has been one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale
02:09invasion and a vocal supporter of Ukraine on the world stage, campaigning for Kiev to
02:15receive all of the required weaponry to win the war that Moscow unleashed.
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