Saturday, September 10, 2022

Ukraine President Zelenskiy To Appeal Directly To U.S. Defense Companies

Office of the Ukrainian President 

Reuters: Zelenskiy to appeal directly to U.S. defense companies 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to speak to U.S. arms makers and military leaders on Sept. 21, when he is expected to make an appeal for more weapons for his country's defense against Russia, according to an advance notice of the speech seen by Reuters. 

Zelenskiy was set to speak by video link before a conference hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association in Austin, Texas, in his first-ever speech to the U.S. defense industry. 

Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine's minister of defense, was also slated to appear at the Future Force Capabilities conference and appeal for support for the country's fight against Russia's invasion, now more than six months on.  

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Update #1: Zelensky to headline US defense industry conference (The Hill)  

Update #2: Slava Raytheon: Zelensky To Headline Conference Of US Defense Companies (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: I expect Zelensky will be given the red carpet by these defense firms. He is after-all their #1 foreign client. A foreign client that is also financially backed and supported by the US government and its taxpayers.

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