PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters): European Commission President Ursula von ‌der Leyen said on Thursday the European Union will disburse €3.3 billion to Ukraine on Friday to procure ⁠missiles and drones.

"I just had a phone call with President Zelenskiy. Tomorrow (Friday) we will disburse €3.3 billion for missiles and drones in Ukraine," von der Leyen said on X.

Zelenskiy, writing ‌on ⁠the Telegram messaging app, made no mention of the new disbursement. He described his conversation ⁠with von der Leyen as "very productive," and said discussions focused on "vital ⁠steps for the resilience of our defence" including ⁠issues of financing.

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