Overview

• Zelensky met with heads of Ukrainian and international investment funds and business associations to discuss defense-industry expansion.
• Participants explored strengthening the defense-industrial complex, new cooperation tracks, and export platforms in Europe, the United States, and other markets.
• The president projected a 2026 potential of $35 billion in production for drones and missiles.
• Kyiv offered joint production and export opportunities on the condition that Ukrainian technologies remain controlled and protected.
• Ukrinform reported about $100 million in international business investment committed to Ukrainian defense technology.