“At this stage of the war, there are two decisive goals. Firstly, to get rid of one’s own illusions. Secondly, to deprive the enemy of illusions,” the minister wrote.
Sibiga believes that illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to end the war against Ukraine when two factors appear.
“He will have no illusions that he will somehow be able to win on the battlefield. The cost of continuing the war for him and his regime will exceed the cost of ending it,” the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called them.
According to Sibiga, Ukraine’s partners need to move from “as much as necessary” to “as much as possible.”
“The modern arms race is not nuclear weapons, but millions of cheap drones. Whoever can increase production faster will ensure peace,” the minister emphasized.
Sibiga noted that this requires “rapid and sufficient” funding for the Ukrainian defense industry, which is the largest source of defense innovation in the world.
With sufficient funding, Ukraine can produce up to 20 million drones in 2026, he indicated.
“We are in a race against time, both in resources and in developments. We need to achieve parity and advantage in order to force Putin to stop the war,” summed up the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Two goals are crucial at this stage of this war. First, to abandon our own illusions. Second, to deprive the enemy of illusions.
Putin will have to stop this war when two factors are in place: he won't have the illusion that he can somehow eventually win on the battlefield; the…
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) November 16, 2025
Context
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been increasing its own weapons production. According to government data, more than 90% of drones used on the battlefield are made in Ukraine.
On March 4, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers stated that Ukraine produces approximately a third of the weapons needed on the battlefield and the largest number of military drones in the world.
