author: Tyler Durden
Ukraine has another thought for making money – alternatively of begging for urgently needed funds from western partners, it plans to start exporting weapons alternatively of just buying them. But this full strategy hides with a large and unexpected hook. With external backing related to the war with Russia, president Volodymyr Zelenski announced ambitious plans to open 10 arms export centres across the European continent by the end of 2026 year.
Given that Ukraine is inactive an active war zone, and it is likely that Russian forces will proceed to attack defensive production facilities, Ukraine aims to European allies hosted Ukrainian weapons production facilities.
For example drones produced in Ukraine are to be produced in Germany This month.
Zelenski presented fresh details of Ukraine's entry into abroad arms markets, describing this as a long-term economical necessity, in a speech before the Kiev Institute of Aviation on Sunday evening.
Ukraine's defence sector grew rapidly as a consequence of the war, accounting for about 7% of GDP, as estimated by the July 2025 Institute of Economics in Kiev.
"Today we open export. In Europe there will be 10 export centers in 2026.
These are the Baltic and North European countries. In 2026 there will be 10 representations" – said Zelenski, quoted by Reuters.
"This is simply a production line that already works. Production lines are already in operation in the UK. These are Ukrainian technologies," added Zelenski, although not giving besides many details.
Indeed, Ukraine seeks to keep its war effort, while safeguarding its long-term economical advantage by expanding the defence production sector, but in a safe and protected way, far from the front line.
At the same time, Moscow complained that Ukraine is already profoundly immersed in the black marketplace of exports of arms dragged from western supplies, According to the Russian media:
Russian officials have long accused Kiev of fueling global proliferation of weapons on the black marketplace and specifically asserting that Ukraine was supplying weapons, including those from the West, to militant groups in Africa.
Last week, Russian envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzia repeated accusations and told the safety Council that "the Kiev government is actively active in... delivering weapons to terrorists, including drones, and training militants," citing the Sahel region as an example.
Prime Minister Mali Abdoulaye Maiga He accused Kiev of delivering kamikaze drones to terrorists.
However, there are any serious questions...
Of course, Russian weapons frequently besides scope African battlefields.
However, Moscow's allegations indicate that modern western supplies are being utilized far beyond the real Ukrainian battlefield, and illegal trafficking has enriched influential Ukrainian officials while expanding crime and terrorism.
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source:https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolistic
