According to the Russian TV today (RT) website on the 13th, Ukrainian President Zelensky delivered a video speech at the European Commission's Parliamentary Conference (PACE) on Thursday, urging Western countries to provide Ukraine with more air defense weapons , insisting that Ukraine currently only gets 10% of what it needs.
Russian RT website report screenshot
Zellensky said, "Our ability to close the sky is not enough", adding that Ukraine "hopes" to get "many times" of air defense system from the West. "There's nothing to add - we only have 10% of what we need," he said.
reported that Zelensky urged European Commission members to spread pro-Ukrainian sentiment wherever possible and advocated the delivery of air defense systems to Ukraine. He said, "I ask you to support providing Ukraine with sufficient air defense and missile defense systems in politics, media, and communication with voters."
Ukrainian President Zelensky Photo source: Associated Press
RT report pointed out that Zelensky made the above request after Russia launched a large-scale missile strike on Ukrainian infrastructure earlier this week. The Russian army launched missile strikes on many places in Ukraine, which was a response to the explosion on the Crimea Bridge. Russia called the bridge bombing "a terrorist attack on Russian infrastructure by Ukraine."
RT reported that Ukraine's Western supporters condemned Russia's large-scale missile strikes against Ukraine, and some of them have promised to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems and ammunition to support Kiev against Moscow. Russia has repeatedly warned the West not to "pump" weapons to Ukraine, saying such behavior will only prolong the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (Editor: HHJ)
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