Kuleba: allies do not provide Ukraine with sufficient air defence
The Ukrainian allies do not provide the country with sufficient air defence, although they have more than 100 Patriot systems in their stock – as stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Reuters reports
In an interview with the agency, Mr. Kuleba said that he would raise the issue related to Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems at each of the meetings with NATO colleagues to be held in Brussels these days. "Partners did provide us with their different (air defence) systems, we appreciate that, but it’s just simply insufficient," he said.
According to the Foreign Minister, the Ukrainian allies have more than 100 Patriot systems at their disposal, but are not yet ready to share even five or seven of them: the Kiev authorities believe this number could be the minimum needed to provide additional protection.
"Is it such a big problem? Is it not feasible to provide Ukraine with the minimum request?" Mr. Kuleba asked.
