Ukraine’s former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is offering the US a trade
Ukrainian drone expertise in exchange for Patriot interceptors for Ukraine, as he seeks American investment for a new defense technology fund.
Fedorov wants US venture capital to back companies developing battlefield robots, interceptor drones designed to counter Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones, and missiles using AI. The proposed fund would go beyond a traditional venture fund by creating companies itself as well as investing in existing Ukrainian startups.
“I’m ready to make that trade,” Fedorov said.
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