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Ukraine has taken a course toward opening weapons exports, but the corresponding mechanism still hasn't started working in practice. Implementation of the decision is being delayed by problems with the government resolution, bureaucratic procedures, and changes in the global security situation.
CEO of Ukrainian Armor, Vladyslav Belbas, said this in an interview with 24 Channel. According to him, the resolution will most likely be amended, after which the export mechanism will be able to start functioning.
The resolution on exports is not working yet
At the beginning of July the government adopted a decision intended to regulate exports of Ukrainian weapons, including drones, components, and parts. However, according to Belbas, the document currently does not allow this mechanism to be fully launched.
Right now this resolution does not work. The problem is that they wanted to adopt a resolution regulating the supply of drones, components, parts, etc. But they wrote in fairly large export duties, and the text states that they apply to absolutely all products that we have in Ukraine,
he said.
There are also questions about the practical implementation of the document. Currently market participants do not have a clear understanding of how the envisaged mechanism should operate. In Belbas's view, it will most likely start working after certain amendments are adopted.
However, it should be understood that the strategic course to open exports remains. According to the head of Ukrainian Armor, the president of Ukraine spoke about this last fall.
But the implementation of this decision was affected not only by internal bureaucratic processes but also by changes in the global security situation, particularly in the Middle East.
Why countries of the Persian Gulf are of interest to Ukraine
Separately, the CEO of Ukrainian Armor drew attention to the possibility of supplying Ukrainian interceptors to the countries of the Persian Gulf. According to him, the war in the Middle East has demonstrated these states' need for a significant number of air defense systems.
At the same time, potential exports of Ukrainian interceptors could matter not only economically.
Belbas explained that the countries of the region have substantial stocks of missiles for U.S. Patriot systems. If some interception tasks could be performed by Ukrainian systems, this could potentially allow more American missiles to be redirected to replenish Ukraine's stocks.
If we supplied our interceptors there and they were used instead of Patriot, that would be advantageous for us. Then the Americans would not give those missiles to them to replenish their stocks, but would give them to us,
he said.
That is precisely why the issue of opening exports of Ukrainian weapons is complex: it is simultaneously influenced by domestic regulation, bureaucratic procedures, and the international situation.
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