Zelensky Meets With U.S. Defense Contractors to Secure Taxpayer Money

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with defense contractors during his visit to Washington, DC, this week, amid a bid for $61 billion in U.S. taxpayer support for Ukraine, according to a video he posted on social media.

Zelensky said Ukraine was prepared to produce more ammunition and military vehicles, but it required support. He posted on X:

I met with leaders of US defense companies and expressed my gratitude to every American worker who manufactures weapons that help us safeguard our people and defend our land.

I appreciated all American companies that attended last week's US-Ukraine defense industry conference.… pic.twitter.com/B82hyH2BUZ

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 11, 2023

. . .He also posted a video showing snippets of the meetings as well as the attendees. The video showed that among the attendees were Stephen O’Bryan, corporate vice president and chief financial officer for Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Fatih Ozmen, the Turkish-American co-owner and CEO of Sierra Nevada Corporation.

U.S. defense contractors and Ukraine have had a cozy relationship since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

In December 2022, U.S. defense contractors — who stand to gain billions from the ongoing war in Ukraine — sponsored a party in D.C. for the Ukrainian armed forces at the Ukrainian embassy. The contractors who sponsored the party was Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pratt & Whitney, and Lockheed Martin. (Read more from “Zelensky Meets With U.S. Defense Contractors to Secure Taxpayer Money” HERE)

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