“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that most of the seven Patriot anti-aircraft missile complexes that the Allies promised Ukraine at the Washington Summit have already been delivered or arrived in the near future.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Rutte in an interview with “Mi-Ukraine”
Details: According to the Secretary -General, the process of giving weapons is not always fast. However, NATO member states usually meet their obligations.
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Direct Language: “As a rule, there is little time between providing assistance and receiving it. Let’s take, for example, the obligations in Washington during the last NATO summit last year. There, seven complexes Patriot have been pledged to Ukraine. This took a little time. Fortunately, most of them have already been delivered or delivered in the near future.”
Details: Rutte stressed that Ukraine needs more air defense systems, since each additional installation saves life.
Direct Language: “Ukraine needs more air defense systems. Each such installation is saved lives. And we have seen how important it is after the last tragedy in Sumy, where more than 30 people were killed in Russian missiles.
Details: Secretary-General also reported that NATO is actively coordinating efforts with both Member States and the Alliance partner, including Switzerland, Bosnia, Argentina and Georgia.
At the same time, Rutte noted that he refrained from public criticism of the Allies because of the rate of supply of assistance, preferring to resolve such issues in the format of closed dialogue.
Direct Language: “It is not always helping if I talk about it too open because it can be perceived as a critic of an ally or other NATO country that were too slow. If I thought they were too slow, I would say it by phone, in a restrained conversation, not through cameras. It would not be right.”
Prehistory:
- During a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odessa, on April 15, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated the call for Ukraine’s anti-aircraft missile complexes, emphasizing that it depends on the political will of the Allies. He noted that Ukraine is ready for “any steps” to strengthen air defense.
- The day before, Zelensky announced his readiness to buy ten Patriots for $ 15 billion in the USA, noting that European partners are ready to assist in financing.
- At the same time, US President Donald Trump, commenting on Ukraine’s proposal to buy Patriot to protect the sky, hinted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started war”.