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What BAE's Ukraine deal shows about the risks and opportunities of setting up a business in a war zone

Written by Martin Owens, Senior Lecturer in International Business, Sheffield Hallam University

Amid the Russian invasion that has made the country into a war zone since February 2022, Britain’s largest defence contractor BAE Systems has recently set up a business in Ukraine. It has agreed to supply arms to Ukraine’s military and possibly set up local production facilities in the future.

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