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Zelensky Appeals to Trump for Additional Air Defenses Amid Escalating Russian Strikes

Zelensky Appeals to Trump for Additional Air Defenses Amid Escalating Russian Strikes

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to U.S. President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more Patriot air‑defense ammunition to counter Russian missiles. He noted Ukraine is ready to purchase the required number of Patriot systems and interceptors through NATO’s PURL initiative.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukraine Government
1. It is quite unusual for a leader of another nation to write to both the US president and the country's Congress. But the situation requires action, quick and effective action.
2. But as long as Putin still has even one meaningful advantage in conventional weapons, he will avoid conventional diplomacy. Today, his ballistic missiles remain exactly that — his last major advantage on the battlefield.
3. As long as Russia relies on missiles, its interest in diplomacy is not genuine. We must correct this ⁠and we can only ⁠correct it together, with America.
4. The sooner we can provide greater protection against ballistic missiles, the faster we can ensure that diplomacy works.
5. For us — for a nation fighting ⁠for its survival — there is hardly anything more painful to ‌see than Patriot batteries with no missiles loaded.
6. But the current pace of deliveries through the PURL program is no longer keeping up with the reality of the threat we face.
7. I ask for your help in protecting Ukraine's skies from Russian missiles. We have already proposed that Ukraine is ready to purchase the number of Patriot systems and interceptor missiles we need.

Zelensky Appeals to Trump for Additional Air Defenses Amid Escalating Russian Strikes

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