Ukraine will export certain types of its weapons to other countries, which will help cover the budget deficit. In this way, drone production for the front will increase, according to the evening address of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, APA reports citing RBC Ukraine.
"I held the Staff meeting today. The main issue is the production of our weapons. There are clear volumes: what our army needs by the end of the year, also for the next year, and what we must have in our warehouses for defense, to maintain sufficient strength," Zelenskyy said.
According to him, this concerns sufficient financing for the production of Ukrainian weapons, as well as production together with allies and the supply to Ukraine of what partners themselves produce.
"The deficit in financing for weapons production we will cover starting this year, including through the controlled export of certain types of our weapons. Thanks to such controlled export, we will increase the production of drones for the front," the president noted.
He emphasized that Ukraine can produce certain types of modern weapons in much larger volumes than it can finance itself, and certain types of weapons are already in much larger volumes than are actually needed.
"An example is naval drones, which the world counts on and which we have in surplus, as well as anti-tank weapons and some other types," Zelenskyy explained.
The president stressed that the first priority is the front, the supply of brigades. The second priority is Ukrainian arsenals. And only the third priority is controlled export.
"Within two weeks, a concept will be presented – three new export platforms. The first platform for export and cooperation with the United States, the second platform is our European partners, the third direction is other partners in the world who are also interested in Ukrainian weapons and from whom Ukraine has received one or another support," he said.
According to the head of state, it is essential that this be mutual assistance.
"Ukraine will not engage in weapons charity and help those who do not care about Ukraine. We are ready to work with those who have truly supported us, our independence," Zelenskyy emphasized.
He noted that there must also be reliable export controls so that Ukrainian technologies and weapons do not end up in the hands of Russians and their allies.
"Our Ukrainian companies, weapons manufacturers, have spoken a lot about this. There is great interest in the world in joint projects with Ukraine for weapons production. There is also a clear demand for our weapons. Accordingly, thanks to controlled export, we will be able to accumulate money for greater production of those things that our army needs," the president added.
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