NATO 75th Summit Concludes with Statement to Provide Additional Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
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The NATO 75th anniversary was celebrated in Washington, US. During the summit, the bloc members and the US announced that they would provide five additional air defence systems to Ukraine, including Patriot missile batteries and Patriot components.
This assistance comes amidst a rise in Russian aggression. The allies have considered providing aid in this dire situation to deter Russia and help Ukraine protect its citizens and provinces.
The members further added that they look forward to providing dozens of tactical air defence systems in the coming months.
So far, the US, the biggest supporter of Ukraine in the war, has provided more than $50 billion in military aid since 2022. Although the US delayed its aid due to Congress, it was later approved when President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the shortage of weapons and aid was giving Russia an advantage in the war.
Russia has cunningly used the advantage of Ukraine’s frozen military lines earlier in the conflict by capturing eastern regions. Hence, Zelensky has urged Western powers to speed up their support of Kyiv.
At the NATO summit, along with the US, other countries including the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, Germany, and Ukraine started providing military assistance to Ukraine.
“We are providing Ukraine with additional strategic air defence systems, including additional Patriot batteries donated by the United States, Germany, and Romania; Patriot components donated by the Netherlands and other partners to enable the operation of an additional Patriot battery; and an additional SAMP-T system donated by Italy,” the joint statement said.
Ukraine has stated that Russia destroyed a children’s hospital by flying a missile into the building and also launched some missiles into other parts of cities, killing nearly 41 people.
Moscow has reportedly denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, despite evidence to the contrary.
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