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[Herald Economy=Reporter Lee Won-yul] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said April 29 (local time) that “Ukraine’s arms exports will become a reality.”<\/p>\nTranslation result [Herald Economy=Reporter Lee Won-yul] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said April 29 (local time) that “Ukraine’s arms exports will become a reality.”<\/p>\n
dpa reported that Zelensky told listeners in a speech the night before that some Ukrainian weapons systems have up to 50% surplus production capacity.<\/p>\n
He said revenue from those exports would be used to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses.<\/p>\n
Zelensky emphasized that the Ukrainian armed forces will always have priority access to weapons, and that Kyiv will secure what it needs first; only true surpluses will be exported.<\/p>\n
He added that Ukraine is building partnerships across the Middle East and Europe centered on its advanced drones and related systems.<\/p>\n
He also said Kyiv is discussing proposals with U.S. partners.<\/p>\n
Ukraine recently signed defense agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and has expanded its “drone diplomacy,” including joint weapons production lines with European countries.<\/p>\n
At the same time, the Middle East crisis has placed added strain on Ukraine’s air defenses, which now face a severe shortage of interceptors such as Patriot missiles.<\/p>\n
In an April 14 interview with Germany’s public broadcaster ZDF, Zelensky warned that if the (Iranian) conflict continues, weapons shipments to Ukraine could decrease and that shortages of materials for air-defense systems are particularly acute.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, U.S. forces that had struggled to counter Iran’s suicide-drone attacks recently adopted Ukrainian military technology.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported April 22 that the U.S. deployed a Ukrainian command-and-control platform to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. facility in the region, to help defend against Iranian drones.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, Ukrainian officers visited the base to train personnel on detecting incoming Iranian drones and on launching interceptor drones.<\/p>\n
The system, known as “Sky Map,” draws on Ukraine’s combat experience in countering Russian strikes that relied on Iran-made loitering munitions for more than four years.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump publicly dismissed Zelensky’s offer to share the technology. In a Fox News interview on the 6th of last month, he said, “We don’t need their help.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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