United to win: Ukrainian and UK foreign ministers team up to acquire additional air defense systems for Ukraine
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The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Great Britain, Dmytro Kuleba and David Cameron, coordinated the following steps to find and deliver additional air defense systems.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy announced this on the X social network.
"I spoke with David Cameron. Following up on our discussions at NATO HQ last week, we coordinated the next steps to find and deliver additional air defense systems, first and foremost "Patriots," to Ukraine. I appreciate David's proactive approach aimed at getting things done," the Ukrainian diplomat noted.
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On April 3-4, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, held talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell.
Kuleba also met with the foreign ministers of Great Britain, Denmark, Spain, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary and New Zealand.
Kuleba discussed Patriot deliveries to Ukraine with the heads of foreign affairs of Poland and Spain. After all, Ukraine is the only country in the world that defends itself against ballistic missiles.
On Thursday, April 4, a scheduled meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council took place. It was dedicated to strengthening cooperation. NATO foreign ministers also discussed the possibility of improving the structure of aid to Ukraine. The main message during the meeting was providing air defense systems to Kyiv.
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- It is worth adding that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is proposing to establish a fund of $100 billion in contributions from allies for Ukraine over the course of five years within the framework of the package that the leaders of the Alliance are to sign in July in Washington.
- As Rubryka wrote, on April 2, in the Netherlands, representatives of 44 countries supported the idea of creating a special tribunal for Russia for crimes against Ukraine. They emphasized the importance of Russia's complete responsibility for its aggressive actions.
- British Foreign Minister David Cameron plans to call on NATO members to jointly purchase shells and missiles for Ukraine and increase defense spending, production, and services in the face of ongoing Russian aggression and threats to international stability.
- United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken emphasized the importance of preparing a road map for Ukraine's accession to NATO.
- On April 4 in Brussels, during the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance, Germany initiated the search for available Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine's armed forces.
- On April 4, in Brussels, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed expediting the delivery of extra Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Kyiv due to heightened Russian airstrikes.
Генсек НАТО: деякі країни-союзники можуть оголосити про постачання ППО Україні упродовж наступних днів
"Supporting Ukraine is not an act of charity; it's an investment in our security" – Stoltenberg
