Zelensky, Fedorov meet CEO of American company Palantir to discuss defense cooperation

According to Ukrinform, the head of state announced this on Telegram.

"A good meeting with the CEO of Palantir Technologies, Alex Karp. Step by step, we are developing cooperation with the American defense sector," Zelensky said.

According to him, Palantir is a global company with significant potential. He stressed that there are areas where both sides can be useful to one another and strengthen the defense of Ukraine, the United States, and other countries.

"We discussed areas of technological development – both in the context of combat operations and civilian needs. We agreed that our teams will stay in touch," the President noted.

Ukraine's Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov added that he and Alex Karp discussed strengthening partnerships in AI solutions and defense-tech projects.

"It is symbolic that Alex became one of the first CEOs of major Western tech companies to personally visit Kyiv after the start of the full-scale invasion — in June 2022 — and support Ukraine. Since then, we have been actively cooperating," Fedorov wrote on Facebook.

Among the results of this cooperation, the defense minister highlighted:

• the creation of a detailed air attack analysis system;
• implementation of AI solutions for processing large volumes of intelligence data;
• integration of technologies into the planning of deep-strike operations.

A separate area of cooperation, according to Fedorov, is the Brave1 Dataroom created jointly with Palantir. It is a platform where developers gain access to real battlefield data for training AI models. More than 100 companies are already training over 80 models for detecting and intercepting aerial targets in difficult conditions.

"During the meeting, we showed the Palantir team how Ukraine protects the sky, restrains the enemy at the front, and strikes the Russian economy. Today, technology, AI, data analysis, and the mathematics of war directly influence results on the battlefield," the defense minister noted.

As Fedorov emphasized, "our goal is to strengthen partnership with Palantir in AI solutions and defense-tech projects that provide Ukraine with a technological advantage."

He added that Palantir is one of the world's leading companies in data analysis and AI solutions for defense and security. It is among the top 10 U.S. technology companies with a market capitalization of $330 billion. Its technologies are used by NATO and U.S. militaries, governments, and intelligence services for intelligence analysis, operational planning, and battlefield management. 

"It is important that Ukraine has the opportunity to use the best technologies in the world. I thank our partners for their cooperation and support for Ukraine," the defense minister said.

As Ukrinform previously reported, Russian propaganda resources intensified an information campaign aimed at discrediting the American company Palantir, spreading fake claims that it was allegedly developing nuclear and biological weapons for Ukraine.

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