President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The decisions of the Alliance Summit in Washington on air defense and other supplies for the front have not yet been fully implemented, reports UNN.
"I had a telephone conversation with Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General. Yesterday, a meeting of the NATO – Ukraine Council was held due to Russia's use of a new ballistic missile. We discussed with Mark the available response capabilities – the necessary strengthening of Ukraine's air defense. I have named specific air defense systems that are needed and that can work. Our partners have these air defense systems," Zelensky said.
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He noted that the decisions of the NATO summit in Washington on air defense and other supplies for the front have not yet been fully implemented.
"We expect this, and it significantly affects the motivation and morale of our people. The recent authorization for long-range strikes on military installations in Russia has helped. But the pressure on Russia must be maintained and increased at various levels," Zelensky said.
He also noted that they discussed contacts with partners – with America and others.
" our coordinated work with them for the sake of fulfilling what we have already agreed on, and for the sake of the necessary additional strengthening – both military and political. In particular, for the sake of inviting Ukraine to join NATO," Zelensky wrote.
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