Ukraine asks allies to allocate 0.25% of GDP to boost its weapon production
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Ukraine seeks 0.25% GDP from allies to boost weapon production, with agreements planned for technology export.
KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on Ukraine's Western partners to allocate 0.25% of their GDP to helping Kyiv ramp-up weapons production and said the country plans to sign agreements this summer to start exporting weapon production technologies.
In remarks released for publication by his office on Saturday, Zelenskiy said Ukraine was in talks with Denmark, Norway, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Lithuania to launch joint weapon production.
(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk. Writing by Olena Harmash. Editing by Mark Potter)
Ukraine is asking its Western partners to allocate 0.25% of their GDP to help boost its weapon production.
Ukraine is in talks with Denmark, Norway, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Lithuania to launch joint weapon production.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made the appeal to Ukraine's Western partners for increased military support.
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