Ukraine seeks more aid defences from NATO after fatal Russian drone attacks
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00:00 "The more long-range weapons our soldiers have in their hands, the closer peace is."
00:07 The Ukrainian President speaking to the NATO-Ukraine Council called on NATO members to do more
00:13 as a matter of urgency.
00:15 Vladimir Zelensky says Ukraine needs a minimum of seven Patriot or other high-end air defense
00:20 systems to counter Russian airstrikes.
00:23 "Putin must be brought down to earth and our sky must become safe again.
00:31 And it is real and it depends fully on your choice.
00:39 Choice whether life is indeed equally valuable everywhere.
00:43 Choice whether you have equal attitude to all partners.
00:47 Choice whether we indeed are allies."
00:51 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a meeting that allies have agreed to give
00:57 more air defenses.
00:59 "NATO has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems
01:06 that can be made available to Ukraine.
01:11 So expect new announcements on air defense capabilities for Ukraine soon."
01:16 Poland has two Patriot missile batteries but needs them for its own defenses.
01:20 Germany said last Saturday it would give one in addition to two already supplied.
01:26 Five other NATO countries also possess Patriots.
01:29 The Netherlands announced on Friday 200 million euros for air defense and artillery ammunition.
01:35 In Washington, meanwhile, a House vote on an international aid package that would include
01:39 almost 61 billion dollars for Ukraine has been brought forward to Saturday.
01:44 The Pentagon says it could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if the legislation
01:49 passes.
01:50 "We would like very much to see the supplemental passed and we would like very much to be able
01:55 to rush the security assistance in the volumes that we think they need to be successful."
02:02 Zelensky says troops need long-range missiles and artillery shells now and says American
02:07 support has been in question for too long.
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