politics
February 21, 2026
Kiev Wants to Sell Billions of Dollars Worth of Weapons
Kiev expects to get billions of dollars in revenue from arms exports this year alone, a senior Ukrainian official has told Reuters
TL;DR
- Ukraine expects to earn billions from weapon exports this year.
- Exports were halted in 2022 but are resuming with government authorization.
- An export tax on profits from domestic arms producers is planned.
- Germany, the UK, the US, and Nordic nations are reportedly interested buyers.
- Potential exports include ready-made products, spare parts, components, and services.
- Ukraine aims to open nearly a dozen weapons export centers across Europe.
- Moscow has accused Kiev of fueling global arms proliferation.
- Mali has accused Ukraine of supplying kamikaze drones to terrorists.
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