By KYIV. Dec 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine is focusing on increasing domestic weapons production, but current production volumes are far from sufficient to turn the tide of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is asking Western allies, including the United States, to provide lucrative loans and contracts to achieve this goal.
“This is the way out,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Associated Press, adding that nothing terrifies Russia more than a militarily self-sufficient Ukraine.
When he last met with U.S. President Joe Biden, members of Congress and other top officials, he made one urgent appeal: Give Ukraine cheap loans and licenses to manufacture U.S. weaponry.
“Give us these opportunities, and we will build,” he said he told them. “Whatever effort and time it will take, we will do it, and we will do it very quickly.”
