Kuleba: Blinken took immediate action on request for urgent delivery of Patriot systems to Ukraine
Ministers also discussed further steps in the coming days and weeks to unlock US assistance to Ukraine
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met in Brussels to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defence and unblocking U.S. aid to Ukraine.
During the meeting, Dmytro Kuleba thanked the United States for all its assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression, he wrote on Twitter.
"I briefed Secretary Blinken on Russia's intensified air terror against Ukrainian cities and towns, including the use of ballistic missiles, and urged our American partners to find ways to provide additional Patriot air defence systems as soon as possible. I am grateful to the Minister for immediately taking action in response to this call," Kuleba said.
Ministers also discussed further steps in the coming days and weeks to unlock additional US assistance for Ukraine.
"Today's meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council demonstrated that all NATO Allies understand how urgent this issue is. We all need it to be resolved as soon as possible," Kuleba said.
Background. Also today, the Foreign Minister said that Germany has initiated a search for affordable Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine. This took place during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
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