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U.S. Standing Up Interagency Team To Help Defense Industry Do Business In Ukraine

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

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U.S. Standing Up Interagency Team To Help Defense Industry Do Business In Ukraine

U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker. LinkedIn photo

The U.S. official charged with helping Ukraine recover economically from its war against Russian invaders on Wednesday said the government will establish a “deal team” to help U.S. companies quickly strengthen Ukraine’s defense sector. The Ukrainian Deal Team is where “U.S. industry can turn to for a one-stop shop when you encounter regulatory bumps in the road when looking to invest in Ukraine’s defense industrial base,” Penny Pritzker, the Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, said at the Ukraine Defense…

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