Zelensky advocates for prioritizing arms exports to countries that have provided substantial military, financial, and political support during the war, with a focus on European partners.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Regarding arms exports. I am open to the following formula: please export everything to our front, and after that - to any of the partner countries. But the priority is this: the countries are the largest donors, the countries that constantly help us during the war with money, missiles and political support. Much of what we have achieved with naval drones is not only thanks to the Ukrainian defense industry, but also thanks to the help of partners.

On arms exports. I am open to the following formula: please export everything to our front first, and then to any partner country. But the priority is this: the countries that are the largest donors and those that consistently help us during the war with funding, missiles, and political backing. Much of what we have achieved with naval drones is thanks not only to Ukraine’s defense industry but also to the support of our partners. There are several European countries with a strong tradition of naval development – the United Kingdom, Norway, and the Netherlands. These are key countries that have helped us with certain technologies. Building Ukraine’s fleet of naval drones has also been possible thanks to our partners. When we speak about partnerships and our exports, we must also be grateful and remember who gave us this momentum. Today, we are investing $30 billion in Ukraine’s defense, while our defense industry says it is already capable of producing volumes worth $60 billion. And this $30 billion gap is being brought in today from our partners. From an interview with the "United News" telethon (1/5).