Zelenskyy Urges Global Action to Block Russia’s Access to Western Weapon Components

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s international partners to take coordinated action to dismantle global supply networks that continue to provide Russia with Western-made components used in the production of missiles and drones.

The Gaze reports this, referring to Zelenskyy’s evening address.

The Ukrainian president stressed that cutting off these supplies would significantly weaken Russia’s capacity to wage war and reduce the threat it poses to Ukraine and the wider world.

In addition, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs will convene ambassadors from countries capable of disrupting such illicit trade routes. 

The goal, he said, is to identify and shut down commercial schemes that allow Moscow to obtain critical technologies despite international sanctions.

“If the relevant countries block these shameful supply chains for critical components, the Russian threat will become much smaller,” Zelenskyy said. “Putin does not know how to fight without terror. Russia would have no missiles and far fewer drones if it couldn’t buy or smuggle Western-made parts, as well as machinery and components from South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan.”

The president noted that these supply chains involve hundreds of thousands of components, often transferred through intermediary companies and re-export schemes. He warned that their continued flow directly enables Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure.

Zelenskyy emphasized that shutting down these channels is not only vital for Ukraine’s defense but also in the security interests of the countries involved. 

“There are specific areas where pressure must be applied – and we are doing everything to make that pressure work. The world has the strength to stop terror, any form of terror. And Russia is no exception,” he said.

Earlier, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate reported identifying more than 100 foreign-made components in Russian missiles and drones used against Ukraine, many of these parts were traced to commercial suppliers in Europe, North America, and East Asia.

As The Gaze previously informed, the European Commission has presented its 19th package of sanctions against Russia, covering energy, finance, the shadow fleet, crypto platforms, and companies in Russia and third countries, in order to halt the Kremlin's military economy and make it more difficult to evade sanctions.