The President discussed with the heads of investment funds and business associations increasing the capabilities

In Kiev, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with heads of international and Ukrainian investment funds and business associations that took part in the third forum of defense industries. The head of state thanked the companies and the countries they represent. “We are counting on continued support for Ukraine. I think that for us it is one of the new areas where we can see the real growth of cooperation and defense industry of Ukraine.

According to our estimation, in 2026 the potential in the production of only drones and missiles will already be $ 35 billion, ”said Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The participants of the meeting assured that they are ready to increase investments in Ukrainian weapons production to allow Ukraine to increase their capabilities and promote further development. Representatives of investment funds and business associations have also voiced offers to help increase investments.

The head of state assured that they would all be processed. In particular, it was about increasing the number of development and innovation, as well as impetus for the development of new weapons. The President noted that Ukraine has technologies that are ready to share with partners and are interested in joint production. Special attention is the readiness of our country to open export platforms of weapons in Europe, the USA and other countries.

At the same time, Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized, it is important to guarantee the preservation of technologies. “It is very important for me that all these technologies are secure. That is why we call it a controlled export, ”the head of state said. The meeting was attended by ADS Group, AHK Ukraine, Defense Builder, Darkstar, Baryon Investment Fund, Mits Capital, East Office of Finnish Industries, US-UKRAINE BUBACIL, D3 ves Investments, Resist.