Zelenskyy taps European allies to build Freya, a cheaper Patriot-alternative to Russia’s ballistic missiles

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Ukraine's President Zelenskyy is organizing a coalition meeting in France to develop Freya, a cost-effective alternative to the Patriot missile system. This initiative demonstrates European allied support for Ukraine's indigenous ballistic missile defense capabilities amid ongoing regional tensions.

Ukraine will hold its first coalition meeting on a homegrown ballistic missile defense system in France “in the coming days.”