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Ukrainian weapons manufacturers are now looking for countries willing to finance weapon production rather than buy it for themselves. Among the most promising directions are Scandinavian countries, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria.
In an interview with Channel 24, the general director of Ukrainian Armored Equipment, Vladislav Belbas, spoke about this.
Which countries are most interesting for Ukrainian defense-industrial complex
According to Belbas, the approach of Ukrainian defense companies to working with foreign partners has changed. One of the priorities now is attracting funds from other states for the production of weapons that will remain in Ukraine.
We are no longer looking for a market where we could sell our weapons. We are looking for countries that would be willing to finance weapons for Ukraine,
— Belbas explained.
First of all, Ukrainian Armored Equipment is targeting European partners. Among the promising directions Belbas named the Scandinavian countries, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Romania, and Bulgaria.
Separately, he highlighted Serbia, which has its own developed defense industry and may be of interest to Ukraine from the perspective of production cooperation.
Why the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex is interested in Serbia
According to Belbas, Serbia is a relatively small but powerful defense-industrial platform with its own production of equipment and weapons.
There is a lot of equipment, weapons, and technologies there. The technologies are not cutting-edge, but it is still manufacturing. And if we establish good cooperation with them, very interesting interaction options could arise,
— said the general director of Ukrainian Armored Equipment.
Belbas also expressed hope that the situation in the relations between the two countries would change. In this context, he recalled the first official visit of Volodymyr Zelensky to Serbia, which took place 7 in August 2026 of the year.
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