Ukraine is pushing ahead with plans to develop European alternatives to US-made air defence systems and Starlink satellite communications, with concrete discussions already under way and Kyiv expecting progress considerably sooner than sceptics anticipate, a senior Ukrainian presidential official has told Euronews.
In an exclusive interview with the Europe Today programme ahead of Friday's EU summit in Brussels, Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, said Ukraine was seeking to reduce its reliance on American capabilities as uncertainty over Washington's support places growing pressure on Europe to strengthen its own defences.
