Biden Promises Zelensky Advanced Air Defense Systems After Russian Strikes
Biden Promises Zelensky Advanced Air Defense Systems After Russian Strikes
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday promised to offer superior air protection structures to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down at the capital Kyiv and different towns, the White House stated in a announcement.
Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky and “pledged to hold presenting Ukraine with the aid had to shield itself, such as superior air protection structures,” the announcement stated.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened greater “severe” assaults towards Ukraine after the largest wave of moves in months killed as a minimum eleven in retaliation for an explosion that broken a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula.
After speakme with Biden, Zelensky tweeted that “air protection is presently the no 1 precedence in our protection cooperation.”
Kyiv stated Russian forces had fired greater than eighty missiles on towns throughout the usa and that Russia had extensively utilized Iranian drones released from neighbouring Belarus.
Biden “conveyed his condolences to the cherished ones of these killed and injured in those mindless assaults,” the White House stated.
“He additionally underscored his ongoing engagement with allies and companions to hold implementing expenses on Russia (and) protecting Russia responsible for its battle crimes and atrocities.”
