No Corruption: Army Weapons will be bought by NATO standards - Reznikov

According to him, one of them - the "Defense Agency" - will be engaged in everything related to weapons, the second - the rear: purchase of ammunition, fuel, food, logistics issues. The need for reorganization Rennikov explained that the Ministry of Defense is difficult to work with current special exporters, since they are primarily tuned to export Ukrainian weapons, and not to import, in addition, the work is indicated by the commercial component and internal competition between them.

The Minister stressed that the Defense Procurement Agency was created by the NATO model to exclude corruption by making the purchase of weapons transparent. For the first time, Alexei Reznikov declared the need to create a Ukrainian analogue of NSPA in December 2021, shortly after the ministry headed. "NSPA is such a peculiar Amazon, only with militaristic products. It is by this model that NATO standards have created a Defense Defense Defense Agency.

It is a transparent mechanism that is clear to our partners, for business, for manufacturers," the minister said. According to him, the creation of the agency began to work at the end of January, intending to end everything in March. But the Russian invasion thwarted these plans: the completion of some procedures decided to postpone, as there were many urgent tasks. "A few weeks ago, we have officially registered the agency, and now the deployment of his work will begin," Reznikov said.

"So, we integrate in NATO de facto, which I repeatedly spoke about. " The minister said that the construction of communication with the NSPA, as well as the adjustment of protocols of "transparent, understandable, transparent" procurement system from NATO -proven suppliers is engaged in his deputy Denis Sharapov. At the same time, Alexei Reznikov assured that in April 2022 in April 2022 and his involvement in the creation of a defense agency there are no corruption manifestations.

On the contrary, the creation of the agency will be a response to the gray schemes of different special exporters who "wound up the commission, bonuses and something else, because the weapon market is very difficult. " The journalists of the publication note that some media is called Denis Sharapov's business partner of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and his father, so the establishment of a defense agency was linked to the appointment of Sharapov for the post of Deputy Minister.

Alexei Reznikov stated that this appointment is explained by the absence in the Ministry of Professional Specialists in the Procurement of Weapons. "My minister is the responsibility that I do not have corruption in my ministry. Accordingly, I made a proposal to a person, I create an agency to exclude any" cunning "schemes," said Reznikov.

"So we will only talk after As we go through a path, and then, if any accusations are made, it will be my political for it and legal - the one who will be involved in it. ”In the opinion of the head of the Ministry of Defense, you should not see" betray that people are familiar. "He stressed that the work of the Defense Procurement Agency will be able to be killed by Defense Reform Advisory Board-an international advisory group, which includes NATO member state representatives.