Ukraine will open its first defense-industry representative offices in the European Union — in Berlin and Copenhagen — by the end of 2025. This was confirmed by Oleksandr Kamyshin, the President’s Advisor on Strategic Issues.
The move is part of the wider presidential program “Build with Ukraine,” which aims to push Ukrainian-made weapons, drones and military technologies onto European markets, and to formalize cooperation with partner defense companies.
According to Kamyshin, these offices will work as front desks for Ukrainian defense producers in the EU: help with certification, promote Ukrainian systems, and look for co-production and localization projects.
“This will help our defense industry and the economy to increase budget revenues, and therefore increase the purchase of our own weapons for our army,” Kamyshin said.
Why now
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At the end of October 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky ordered to start exporting Ukrainian weapons abroad from November.
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The government set a political target: by the end of the year, more than 50% of the weapons used in Ukraine’s defense should be of domestic origin.
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The Ministry of Defense has been tasked with ensuring serial production and supply of FPV drones, interceptor drones and long-range strike UAVs.
What Berlin and Copenhagen give Ukraine
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Berlin — access to one of Europe’s strongest defense markets, where many joint projects (repair, production, components) are decided.
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Copenhagen — a partner that actively finances Ukraine’s defense and is involved in coalition formats; Denmark is convenient for building Nordic-Baltic defense chains.
Strategic logic
Ukraine is moving from the model “the world arms Ukraine” to “Ukraine arms itself and sells to partners.” To do this, it needs:
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Legal export channels and clear oversight (so that exports don’t undermine its own defense).
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Presence in EU capitals where procurement decisions and industrial alliances are formed.
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New revenue for the budget — to re-buy Ukrainian weapons for the Armed Forces.
So these two offices are not about diplomacy — they’re about selling Ukrainian military tech in Europe and locking Ukraine into European defense value chains.
