The Ukroboronprom State Concern has proposed to begin a broad international political dialog and revise the principles of organizing global defense system based on newest means of restrain.

The press service of the concern reported last week that the initiative was presented by Ukroboronprom Head Roman Romanov at the European Defence Procurement 2017 Summit held on February 15 through February 17 in Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

Romanov who headed the Ukrainian delegation to the summit shared Ukrainian experience of Ukraine’s participation in the hybrid war in Crimea and Donbas.

"Ukraine will continue to concentrate its efforts on ensuring its defense capability," he said.

He said that modern conflicts, such as hybrid warfare in Ukraine, still lead to huge losses among military and civilian populations.

"Fundamentally new defense system will allow avoiding losses. We call on initiating of a political dialogue on changing global defense system," he said.

"We see a need for formulating objectives for global defense corporations on developing new non-lethal and non-destructive means of restrain and blocking of misconducting military-minded groups and individuals. Today’s modern technology provides effective means using new conceptual principles and can implement this idea," he said.

Ukraine and its defense industry are ready to participate in this global research project, Romanov said. 130,000 young specialists receive engineering education in Ukraine every year. This is a huge scientific potential that can solve problems of any complexity, including development of non-lethal restraint systems, he said.

"We believe that each country can find a similar potential, combining efforts in close international cooperation to create new means of defense to prevent conflicts. Of course, this problem takes time, but the sooner we start moving in this direction, the sooner it is solved. We believe that the decisions made today will affect all of us tomorrow," he said.