Zelenskyy: Defence industry is developing, Ukraine will one day be one of the strongest NATO members
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the defence industry in Ukraine is developing and showing good results, so that one day Ukraine will be able to become one of the global security donors.
Source: Zelenskyy during his evening video address on 27 December
Quote from Zelenskyy: "I am grateful to each and every person who develops our industry, to everyone who contributes their efforts and ideas to the development of the Ukrainian defense industry. And I am confident that our defense industry – given such continuous development – will eventually make it into the top 10 most productive and powerful defense complexes in the world. This is the true potential of Ukraine, and our country can definitely become one of the global security donors and one of the strongest members of NATO. We are working for this."
Details: He added that about 300,000 people are currently employed in Ukraine's defence sector, which "is one of the greatest achievements of our country in several years".
Quote from Zelenskyy: "Ukraine's defense industry is not just recovering, it is becoming as productive as it needs to be for a modern, technology-driven warfare. Many private initiatives are already in operation: four out of five companies in our defense industry are private businesses. Many state-owned enterprises that had been inactive for decades have now launched their production, including new types of weapons."
Details: The president said that for the next year, there are "crystal clear goals in terms of artillery, drones, missiles, and armored vehicles".
In addition, Ukraine has an agreement with its partners, including the United States, on joint production of weapons, the creation of new production facilities localised in Ukraine and the expansion of the repair base.
The president stressed that all this adds to Ukraine's defence and economic strength, as GDP will grow and people will get "good jobs".
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