Romania is looking to swiftly launch joint production of defensive drones with Ukraine, aiming to serve both domestic needs and those of EU and NATO partners, Foreign Minister Oana Toiu said in an interview.

Toiu told Reuters talks with Ukraine began before a spate of airspace incursions that the region has blamed on Russia in recent weeks.

‘Believe In Our Capacity’

“We believe it is strategic for the eastern flank to be better protected, especially in air defence. So what we are doing in that direction is to create the partnerships needed, for example, with Ukraine to build defensive drones for the future,” she said.

“We believe in our capacity to make it a reality fast,” she said on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly that ended on Mond

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