Solutions to win: 67 companies in Ukraine develop technologies to counter jet drones
Ukraine is now waiting for the opportunity to launch mass production of these countermeasures.
"Of course, all of this is defense, and all of this is Plan B, although it is very relevant now. Plan A is to speed up diplomatic opportunities as much as possible to reduce escalation," he said.
Zelenskyi also stressed that Ukraine is working to strengthen its anti-ballistic defense, in particular by counting on increased production of Patriot missiles in the US next year and in Germany.
In addition, according to Zelenskyi, Germany has increased production of anti-ballistic missiles. The president noted that the relevant agreements on assistance from German partners are already in place.
"Despite everything, what has been happening in the sky in recent days is simply horrific. Putin is doing this before his elections. I am absolutely certain of this because he is increasing the strikes. You see, he is terrorizing our children, with strikes from morning to night," he said.
Background
As reported, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on September 6. Talks with the American special envoys took place in three rounds. Trump's special representatives held negotiations with the Ukrainian side and with European partners.
Witkoff and Kushner's visit to Kyiv was preceded by their trip to Moscow on September 5. As reported, talks between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and representatives of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, lasted more than three hours. The Kremlin said the sides discussed ways to settle the war against Ukraine, as well as possible Russian-American projects. The White House called the talks "substantive."
US President Donald Trump had said that Witkoff and Kushner were "bringing with them a proposal to end the war."
After the talks, Witkoff said he had heard "new ideas that had not worked before" in Moscow. According to him, the American representatives discussed these ideas with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.
The special envoys also reported a desire to return to a trilateral format of negotiations. A meeting involving Ukraine, the US, and Russia may be announced in the near future.
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