Multiple reports in the past week, including on the state news site Ukrinform, claimed that Pakistan is finalizing deals with Ukraine to both purchase Ukrainian military hardware and provide Kyiv with air-defense systems.
Ukraine has relied heavily on Turkish-made Bayraktar drones to fight the Russian invasion.
The government of Ukraine announced Thursday that it would seize Motor Sich, a private corporation that specializes in building jet engines and other military hardware, and return it “to the people” after multiple attempts by a Chinese company to buy it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sanctioned a major Chinese company last week in response to an attempt to take a controlling stake in Motor Sich, a Ukrainian aeronautics company. China lodged a protest against the move Wednesday and has demanded Ukraine “uphold the legal rights and interests” of the Chinese.
