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# Von der Leyen and Rutte unveil EUR 2 billion Ukraine drone deal, urge drone wall
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-30-von-der-leyen-ukraine-drone-deal-drone-wall/
- Published: 2025-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:01:43.000Z
- Description: Commission President von der Leyen and NATO chief Rutte said the EU agreed with Ukraine to spend EUR 2 billion on drones, letting Kyiv scale production while the EU gains access to the technology. Von der Leyen urged immediate EU action on an eastern drone wall.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission statement 25/2254, 30 September 2025](https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/statement-president-von-der-leyen-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the drone wall itself has been funded, designed or built, only proposed as an urgent next step.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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