“An important achievement of our state and our weapons manufacturers is that Ukraine has reached the capability to produce such a volume of technologically advanced weapons that, in the long term, it can surpass Russia’s capabilities,” the Head of State emphasised. The meeting included weapons manufacturers and focused on government decisions and financing needed to expand Ukraine’s capabilities.
The discussions covered steps to ensure deeper forms of pressure on Russia and weaken its capacity on the battlefield. Zelenskyy said the work concerned several areas of Ukrainian defence production.
“This concerns primarily Ukrainian drones of all types, unmanned ground systems, our missile program, electronic warfare systems, and military equipment. This discussion today, held with the participation of weapons manufacturers, was a continuation – at the highest level of military decision-making – of consultations that have been taking place over the past few weeks at the National Security and Defense Council, in Parliament, and at the Ministry of Defense,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The President instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence to focus on working with partners to secure additional funding for weapons production. He said he expected practical agreements from those efforts.
“I expect concrete results – agreements with partners. Investment in Ukrainian production is an investment in forcing Russia towards peace, and our partners must see this as our shared achievement,” the Head of State stressed.
According to Zelenskyy, implementation of Ukraine’s long-range and medium-range sanctions plan has shown the importance of affecting Russia’s ability to wage war. He said this depends directly on spreading among the Russian population the sense that the war is affecting everyday life.
The President said Ukraine would continue increasing the cost of occupation for the occupiers. He also said Ukraine would keep restricting Russia’s ability to finance the war.
Zelenskyy thanked Ukrainian specialists working to advance the country’s missile programme. This included work on the development of effective Ukrainian ballistic and anti-ballistic systems.
“Today, we effectively reviewed capabilities and defined steps that will accelerate production, testing, and deployment,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy added. The meeting also reviewed the volumes and delivery timelines for air defence systems required by Ukraine.
The President said securing additional air defences would be the top priority in diplomatic efforts over the coming days. He said this priority would apply to all meetings and negotiations.
