EU to launch new cooperation programs with Ukraine's defense industry – von der Leyen

She made the remarks during her State of the Union address to the European Parliament, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "First, that we will give our strongest-ever support to Ukraine over the toughest winter of the war. Together with our partners, we will provide humanitarian aid and reinforce Ukraine's supplies of power and heating," von der Leyen said. She noted that, as part of efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, the EU last week agreed for the first time to purchase U.S.-made Patriot missiles, which "need to be delivered urgently." "But we must also jointly reduce our dependence on a single supplier. That is why we would like to develop with Ukraine an affordable, modular missile-defense system.