Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy wants new system to control Ukraine drone sales

Foreign countries and firms should not be able to bypass the government, Zelenskyy says. What we know on day 1,482 Foreign countries and firms that wish to buy Ukrainian drones should not be able to bypass the Ukrainian government by talking directly to manufacturers, president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in remarks released Sunday. Zelenskyy said a new system was needed to prevent this from happening, and that his government had already reprimanded one manufacturer for selling interceptors without considering the implications for Ukraine’s defences. The US-Israel war with Iran has sparked renewed interest in Ukrainian drone interceptors, with the United States and its Middle Eastern allies looking for ways to counter Iranian drone attacks. Ukraine is waiting on Washington and Moscow for the next round of trilateral peace talks, Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian president told reporters that the US had proposed hosting a meeting, but Russia refused to send a delegation. “We are waiting for a response from the Americans,” added Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy appeared to push back against Donald Trump’s claim that the US did not need Ukraine’s help on drone defence. The US has reached out to Ukraine