Zelensky is scheduled to speak at the event on September 21, according to the event schedule available on the NDIA website. Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s defense minister, is also scheduled to speak that day. News of the appearances was first reported by Reuters, which noted that the officials will speak via video. Zelensky is expected to call for more weapons for his country during his speech, the newspaper added. News of the Ukrainian president’s address to the NDIA – whose members include defense industry giants such as Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics – comes as Kyiv tries to fend off the Russian invasion as it enters its sixth month . Trump, DOJ field nominees for special master in Mar-a-Lago documents probe Blinken warns Europe not to be bullied by Putin on energy Eight defense contractors – including Raytheon, Lockheed and General Dynamics – attended a meeting at the Pentagon in April to discuss how the US could ramp up production to help Ukraine fend off Moscow’s war. The US has committed $15.2 billion in security aid to Ukraine since the start of the Biden administration, including $14.5 billion since Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine. On Thursday, the US unveiled a $675 million arms package to Ukraine, including additional high-mobility artillery missile systems, additional high-speed anti-radiation missiles and more than 5,000 anti-armor systems, among other equipment.
