Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to increase weapon production within the country.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the opening of the International Defense Industries Forum, said that defense ministers and representatives of several countries attended the event.
“Heroism alone cannot intercept missiles. Ukraine needs capabilities, high quality, high quantity, and quickly. There is no defense without industry,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
“This was the right thing to do, but now we need to ramp up production, both to meet Ukraine´s needs and to ensure our own deterrence in events,” he continued.
Zelenskyy detailed information about his latest meeting with President Joe BIden and “the establishment of a new industrial ecosystem that will strengthen both Ukraine and all the partners.”
From Breitbart:
During the forum, Zelenskyy announced the creation of the Defense Industries Alliance and added that 13 defense companies have already signed the corresponding declaration. To support the cooperation and develop an industry complex, Ukraine plans to establish a special fund, which will be paid into through dividends from state defense resources and profits from the sale of confiscated Russian assets, Zelenskyy said.
