NATO Allies Commit to Providing More Air Defenses to Ukraine | EUROtoday

NATO protection ministers are prepared to supply extra army assist, together with extra air defensesto Ukraine, as reported by the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, on the finish of a emergency assembly requested by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukraine insistently calls for these air defenses to counteract the Russian bombings which have intensified once more in current weeks.

“NATO has inventoried existing capabilities across all lines and There are systems that can be made available to Ukraine. So expect new announcements on air defense capabilities for Ukraine,” Stoltenberg mentioned at a press convention on the finish of a gathering of the NATO-Ukraine Council.

The head of the federal government of Germany, Olaf Scholzjust lately referred to as on Western nations to switch Ukraine Patriot air protection methodsAmerican made.

“I welcome Germany's efforts, including the recent decision to deliver an additional Patriot system to Ukraine. In addition to the Patriots, there are other weaponss that the allies [de la OTAN] can provideincluding SAM-T“mentioned Stoltenberg, referring to surface-to-air missile methods.

Even, he added, NATO nations that wouldn’t have methods accessible “have committed to providing financial support in order to purchase them for Ukraine.” According to the pinnacle of the Alliance, every NATO member nation “decide what to contribute. “But ministers acknowledged the urgency and promised extra assist within the close to future.”

“What I can say is that assistance is on the best way“he insisted. Zelensky He said in the videoconference that Ukraine “can't wait” and that it requires “seven extra Patriot methods” or equivalent equipment, reported the Ukrainian Presidency.

“It is clear that, whereas Russia has an aerial benefit and might depend on its drones and rockets, our capabilities on the bottom, sadly, are restricted,” he added.

Ukraine has been desperately asking for an increase in aid in military equipment since the second half of last year and admits that it is running out of operational capacity in air defense, after more than two years of resistance to the Russian invasion, which began in February. of 2022.