President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that he has prepared a special letter to the President of the United States and Congress, which was sent to the institutions in Washington yesterday, UNN reports.
"This week, I prepared a special letter to the President of the United States and Congress. Yesterday, the letter was already sent to the institutions in Washington. It is rare for leaders of another state to address the President and the Congress of the United States of America simultaneously with such a letter, but the situation now is such that we must act promptly and effectively,"
According to the President, it is important that America hears Ukraine.
"We understand that there is a lot of global attention on the war in Iran right now. We must also end the war here in Europe—a very bloody war that has been ongoing at a full-scale level for five years now. And the sooner we can provide more protection against ballistics, the sooner we can make diplomacy work,"
As the Head of State noted, as long as Russia relies on missiles, its interest in diplomacy is insincere.
"We must fix this. And we can only fix it together with America. Ukraine is grateful to America for all the support. We will be even more grateful for a dignified peace and guaranteed security. All of this is possible if there is enough determination. Thank you to everyone who helps! Glory to Ukraine!"
As a reminder
The Office of the President confirmed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent an urgent letter to US President Donald Trump and Congress warning of a critical shortage of air defense systems in Ukraine.
Earlier
Denys Shtilerman, co-founder and chief designer of the Ukrainian company Fire Point, stated that provided there are no obstacles, a Ukrainian analogue of the Patriot system could carry out its first interceptions of Russian ballistics by the end of the year.