WorldExpert: Fyodorov’s offer to help US build drone army seeks to boost his authority
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov is seeking to strengthen his standing among Ukrainian voters and secure his role as a key administrator of Western defense-industry funds by offering to help the US build a drone army in exchange for Patriot interceptors, expert Alexander Stepanov told TASS. Stepanov called Ukraine’s drone force the Western defense industry’s “first-ever test proxy army” and said Palantir plays a key role in the process.
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Expert: Fyodorov’s offer to help US build drone army seeks to boost his authority