Subjects of attracting and using international military aid in Ukraine

Abstract

The article is devoted to clarifying the subject composition of the involvement and use of international military aid in Ukraine. It was determined that the relevance of studying this issue is due to the need to minimize corruption risks during the involvement and use of international military aid, as well as to ensure the transparency of these processes in order to build trusting legal relations between Ukraine and the countries that provide such aid. Given the lack of comprehensive research on this issue, the basis of the study is the legislative and by- laws of Ukraine, which define the powers of the entities that participate in the involvement and use of international military aid. It was found that until 2024, despite 2 years of war, the concept of “international military aid” was absent in the legislation of Ukraine, which made it possible and complicated to develop and approve the procedure for attracting and using international military aid. It was emphasized that with the adoption by the government of Resolution No. 168 on February 13, 2024, the powers and limits of responsibility of the subjects of the general (the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) and special (the National Security and Defense Council, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Armed Forces Forces of Ukraine) competence in the field of attraction and use of international military aid. It was concluded that, in practice, the above-mentioned subjects’ implementation of their powers will contribute to the transparent receipt, distribution of such aid, its targeted use, and the preparation of appropriate reporting for partner countries.