Zelenskyy Seeks NATO's Support on Air Defence Amid Russian Offensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipates concrete actions on boosting Ukraine's air defences from the upcoming NATO summit. Following a deadly Russian missile attack, Zelenskyy met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to solidify defense cooperation. Poland continues to offer substantial support for Ukraine, including military equipment and training.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific steps to strengthen his country's air defences against Russia, hours after a Russian missile attack killed at least 31 people and wounded 154 others in various locations, including a children's hospital in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw to discuss further support for Ukraine from NATO, as well as signing a bilateral cooperation and defence document.
"We would like to see greater resolve in our partners and hear resolute responses to these attacks,'' Zelenskyy told a joint news conference, stressing that Ukraine will take its own retaliatory steps.
"I can see a possibility for our partners to use their air defence systems in a way to hit...the missiles that are carrying out attacks on our country,'' Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy stopped in Warsaw en route to a NATO summit, which begins Tuesday in Washington, marking the Western defense alliance's 75th anniversary. Leaders are expected to discuss ways of providing reliable long-term security aid and military training for Ukraine more than two years after Russia's full-scale invasion.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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