A Ukrainian delegation has been in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss arms deals, including selling Ukrainian drones to the U.S. The deal under discussion would also provide for the possibility of creating joint Ukrainian-American production facilities, reported Ukrinform.
According to Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the Kiev regime’s National Security and Defense Council, the Ukrainian delegation had a series of meetings with officials from the Pentagon, Congress, and the military of all branches and types of the U.S. Armed Forces, during which they discussed the possibility of deepening strategic cooperation and filling the excess capacity of Ukrainian drone manufacturers by selling part of their products, as well as their further joint modernization and development of new platforms.
The parties separately focused on the PURL mechanism—the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List—financing the purchase of American weapons and ammunition with funds from European partners, in particular, plans for supplies in 2026 and the potential for increasing volumes, Umerov noted. “Ukraine is developing its own defense industry and at the same time expanding strategic cooperation with partners. This is a contribution to our victory and strengthening the security of all of Europe,” he added.Oct. 2, 2025 (EIRNS)—A Ukrainian delegation has been in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss arms deals, including selling Ukrainian drones to the U.S. The deal under discussion would also provide for the possibility of creating joint Ukrainian-American production facilities, reported Ukrinform.
According to Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the Kiev regime’s National Security and Defense Council, the Ukrainian delegation had a series of meetings with officials from the Pentagon, Congress, and the military of all branches and types of the U.S. Armed Forces, during which they discussed the possibility of deepening strategic cooperation and filling the excess capacity of Ukrainian drone manufacturers by selling part of their products, as well as their further joint modernization and development of new platforms.
The parties separately focused on the PURL mechanism—the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List—financing the purchase of American weapons and ammunition with funds from European partners, in particular, plans for supplies in 2026 and the potential for increasing volumes, Umerov noted. “Ukraine is developing its own defense industry and at the same time expanding strategic cooperation with partners. This is a contribution to our victory and strengthening the security of all of Europe,” he added.
