The Fact that Ukraine Is Buying Chinese Drone Parts with EU Funds (Billions of Euros), and the Role of US Industry in the Victory in World War II, Shows That Arming Itself Without a Restored Industry Is Suicide for the West, Destroying the Economy and the Chances of Surviving the War

 

Iran is laughing in the corner.

 

The European Union’s decision to allocate part of its defense loan funds to the purchase of Chinese drone components has exposed a deep crisis in Western production and supply chains. The high dependence on China reveals the systemic vulnerability of the European defense industry to the needs of mass production.

Here are the key aspects of this situation:

 

• Agreement and exceptions: Kyiv received special EU permission to partially finance the purchase of drone parts from China. This became a necessary exception, since the EU defense industry cannot yet meet the demand for this equipment.

 

• Strategic dilemma: While the West seeks to reduce dependence on Beijing, China maintains a global advantage in supplying components such as engines, batteries and flight controllers.

 

• Industrial reality: Compared to the years of World War II, when the US industry was able to quickly reorient itself towards mass military provision, the current Western defense base is focused on expensive, slower production and heavily dependent on third-party supply chains.

• Iran’s position: This dependence highlights the asymmetric advantage enjoyed by countries with an already restored and concentrated domestic production base. For example, Iran has been able to create an independent and cheap drone production infrastructure (such as the Shahed) that allows it to massively supply Russian forces and pose a threat throughout the region.

“Ukraine will be allowed to use European Union (EU) loan funds to purchase Chinese drone components, the Financial Times (FT) reports.

 

According to two sources familiar with the decision, Kyiv has been allowed to use part of the €6 billion loan disbursement to buy drone components from China. The funds are the first allocation of a €90 billion EUR 60 billion of support loans for Ukraine, of which EUR 60 billion is earmarked for defence purchases.

 

According to the publication, the decision highlights the gaps that remain in the EU’s defence industry sector, despite the Community’s efforts to strengthen it by linking aid to Ukraine to purchases on the continent.

 

The exemption also highlights China’s role in supplying both sides of the war. While the EU has accused Beijing of being a key supplier to Moscow’s military-industrial complex and at the same time “a key enabler of Russia’s war against Ukraine”, it acknowledges, according to the FT, that Kiev’s arms industry also relies on Chinese components.

 

The mass use of drones, which have become a dominant weapon on the battlefield, still exceeds the capacity of Ukraine and its allies to produce certain components for these unmanned aerial vehicles.

 

Under the terms of the EU loan, defence products purchased with Community funds must come mainly from the EU single market, Ukraine or approved partners such as Canada.

 

Other allies may qualify for the purchase if they sign a security partnership agreement with the EU, contribute to the program, and provide significant support to Ukraine. The United Kingdom joined the program on Monday.”