Ukraine's top officials agree on need for rapid, domestic weapons production


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  • Saturday, 21 Sep 2024

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen (not pictured), amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 20, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

(Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that senior Ukrainian officials agreed in an "emotional" discussion that the country needs to make more weaponry domestically and speed up production.

Zelenskiy said munitions production was the focus of a meeting with senior officials, including his defence and foreign ministers and top military commanders.

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