Former US Official Pompeo Becomes Adviser To Ukrainian Defence Company

 November 17, 2025   |    26 views

Former CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defence company, Fire Point, as it looks to boost its international reputation and expand operations during a corruption investigation.

Pompeo, who served as the CIA chief and secretary of state during US President Donald Trump’s first term, was appointed to the company’s new advisory board on Wednesday, executives told The Associated Press.

The company, which produces long-range cruise missiles known as the Flamingo, or FP-5, is under investigation by Kyiv’s anticorruption agency. The company has faced scrutiny for its monopoly on Ukraine Defence Ministry contracts and alleged links to a Zelenskyy associate, Tymur Mindich, who is implicated in a corruption scandal.

In September, the company announced it was opening a factory producing rocket fuel in Denmark, becoming the first company to start production under a Danish scheme to support Ukraine’s defence industry.

Source: Aljezeera.com