# Ukraine to direct up to €1bn in EU loans to joint defence projects

https://mins.news/en/item/125755

- euronews, 2026-11-02 16:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/ukraine-to-channel-up-to-1bn-in-eu-loans-into-joint-defence-projects

> Ukraine plans to channel up to €1bn of its EU loan into the Ukraine Support Instrument to integrate its defence industry with European partners. The move forms part of a Defence Industrial Pact intended to remove regulatory obstacles to industrial cooperation and encourage member states to destock.

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