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As documented by Fedorov, the goal is to “attract international investment without losing the priority of supplying” Kyiv’s army. “Exports are possible only if the Ukrainian military is guaranteed to be supplied.
Since the start of the war, Ukraine has relied on its Western allies to supply it with various weapons. although it has additionally developed its own technologies, especially in the fields of drones and counter-drone systems.
“The government has approved the first transparent mechanism for exporting Ukrainian weapons,” Kyiv’s defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated, adding countries would “be able to purchase Ukrainian weapons and technologies and work directly with Ukrainian manufacturers”. In June, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Kyiv was working on defence agreements with around 20 countries.
KYIV - Ukraine on July 1 approved a state mechanism to export its weaponry, seeking to raise funds in a fifth year of fighting Russia, while saying its own defence needs will remain a priority. Kyiv has this year offered its military experience fighting Russia to European and Middle Eastern countries, who are interested in Ukrainian drone and anti-drone technology.
Ukraine stated its own defence needs would remain a priority, as it fights off a Russian invasion. Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A Ukrainian drone operator installing a Starlink communications system on a “Vampiro” attack drone, ahead of a mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on June 26.
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