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Ukraine doing well is 'bitter sweet' says arms manufacturer


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Obviously we want them to do well, but not that well, not so well that they might actually win. Nobody is going to hit their sales targets if things spiral out of control and a truce happens.


'Ideally we want a protracted conflict, where Ukraine can be plucky but ultimately thwarted. Peace would be nice, but not as nice as $5bn of arms sold each month.'


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First published 16 Sep 2022


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