1. The Ukraine Support Instrument shall contribute to the recovery, reconstruction and modernisation of the Ukrainian DTIB with a view to increasing its defence industrial readiness, taking into account its possible future integration into the EDTIB, through cooperation between the Union and Ukraine, thereby enhancing mutual stability, security, peace, prosperity, resilience and sustainability.
2. The objective set out in paragraph 1 shall be pursued with an emphasis on enhancing cross-border cooperation between the EDTIB and the Ukrainian DTIB, taking into account the defence industrial reinforcement and defence procurement needs of Ukraine, through the creation of manufacturing capacities or their ramp-up in line with NATO standards and other relevant standards, the protection of assets, technical assistance and exchange of personnel, increased cooperation on common procurement of defence products involving Ukraine and the Ukrainian DTIB, including their maintenance, and licensing production cooperation through public-private partnerships or other forms of cooperation, such as joint ventures. Special attention shall be given to the objective of supporting Ukraine to progressively align with Union rules, standards, policies and practices with a view to future Union membership.
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