Patriot should be in Ukraine not to be needed on NATO's eastern flank - Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo: Getty Images)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine lacks air defense capabilities, which could lead to the use of air defense systems by NATO troops, rather than Ukrainians, to protect its eastern flank.
"It is quite obvious that the air defense capabilities we have in Ukraine are not enough - and this is obvious to all our partners. And the world must finally hear the pain that Russian terrorists are inflicting on Kharkiv, Kupiansk, cities in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy and many other Ukrainian communities. There are air defense systems in the world that can help," the President said.
He emphasized that all that is needed now is political will to transfer these systems to Ukraine.
"I thank those countries that have already helped. And being active in fulfilling this task is the personal responsibility of our diplomats who work in the areas and countries where the necessary systems are available. Now Patriot belongs in Ukraine, so that later it will not have to be used at least along the entire eastern flank of NATO," Zelenskyy emphasized.
Yesterday, on April 6, during his interview, the President said that Ukraine has a certain stock of missiles for air defense, but that they may not be enough if the intensity of shelling is high.
RBC-Ukraine has summarized the main statements from the interview.
