Nato plans to provide Ukraine with better weapons to defend against air attacks after Ukraine asked for help and Russia attacked. Jens Stoltenberg, head of the military group, announced this.
In a meeting held online, Mr Stoltenberg said that Nato defense ministers agreed to give more military support to Ukraine, including more air defense. Jens Stoltenberg said that after a meeting about the crisis between Nato and Ukraine on Friday.
He said the group of 32 countries has looked at what equipment they have and some of it can be given to Ukraine.
“He said he thinks Ukraine will announce new air defense abilities soon. ”
The Nato leader said that Nato countries have advanced air defense systems, like Patriot, that they could give to Ukraine. However, he did not say specifically what Ukraine might receive.
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that Kyiv needs seven more air defense systems like the Patriot to protect its cities.
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After the meeting, President Zelensky said: “We need at least seven more air defense systems like Patriot to protect our country. ” They can help many people stay alive and make the situation much better. “you [Nato] have those systems. ”
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for three years now, and it doesn’t look like the war will end soon. It’s the biggest land war in Europe since World War Two.
Moscow’s soldiers are slowly moving forward in eastern Ukraine, while Kyiv doesn’t have enough weapons.
Mr Zelensky recently said that Ukraine doesn’t have enough weapons and could lose the war without quick help from Western countries.
Ukraine needs help from the US and other Western countries to get advanced weapons in order to keep fighting against Russia, which has a much bigger army and a lot of weapons.