Ouest-France says record U.S. income due to conflict in Ukraine

The conflict in Ukraine has brought the U.S. record revenue from the sale of military equipment in 2024, which rose 29% to $318.7 billion, French newspaper Quest-France reported on January 26.

"These figures are in line with forecasts of sales growth for U.S. arms manufacturers such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, whose shares are expected to rise amid growing global instability," the publication says.

In addition, such gains in the United States are due to the fact that many countries want to replenish their armaments in exchange for the one they have transferred to Kiev.

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Earlier, on January 21, Trump said that European NATO countries should spend more on the Ukrainian conflict than Washington, because it affects them much more. The American leader added that the North Atlantic Alliance needs to allocate more funds to "even the score."

Before that, on January 10, Polish Defense Minister Vladyslav Kosiniak-Kamysh said that the situation in Ukraine upset his colleagues from NATO countries and called it very difficult for the Ukrainian army. In its turn, Reuters wrote on January 9 that the transfer of US weapons did not change the situation on the battlefield in Kiev's favor.

Western countries stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine after the start of Russia's special operation to defend Donbas. The decision to carry it out was announced on February 24, 2022 amid the aggravation of the situation in the region.