Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov stated this at a meeting with representatives of the Council for the Support of Entrepreneurship under the Conditions of Martial Law.
 
The dialogue with the business community was attended by the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Yuliia Svyrydenko, the Finance Minister, Sergii Marchenko, and the Head of the relevant Parliamentary Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
 
The main topic of the discussion was the provision of an additional UAH 500 billion for defense needs.

60% is going to be spent on the salaries of the military. Weapons and critical needs of the Armed Forces account for another 40%.

“The initiatives taken by the Government and the Ministry of Finance to address this are extremely important. It is a search for dialogue and a deepening of trust and cooperation with the businesses. Our defenders fight every day for our independence. Hence, the state should provide them with the best possible conditions and resources to fulfill their duties," Rustem Umerov pointed out.

The meeting participants agreed to continue the dialogue based on the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada to find the most effective solutions.