Ukraine is asking the US for help in the war with Russia. President Zelenskyj calls for more weapons and planes.
Kyiv – In the Ukraine conflict*, Ukraine is hoping for help from the USA. During a phone call with US senators, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy* made a “desperate request” for planes. In addition, Selenskyj apparently demanded more weapons. This was reported by several US senators who were apparently involved in the conversation. The US broadcaster CNN reported that the switch took an hour.
Ukraine war: Zelenskyj demands more weapons and planes from the USA
As Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said, Zelenskyy wanted Russian-made machines from Eastern European countries. This is the “desperate request” of the 44-year-old. “These planes are needed very urgently,” it said. Schumer will do everything to facilitate their transfer, the US politician told the news medium Bloomberg. Several senators are said to have been involved in the conversation, including Democrat Bernie Sanders. Schumer said: “Ukraine urgently needs air forces and the US should send them. Zelenskyy’s message is simple: ‘Close the airspace or give us planes’.”
In addition, Selenskyj urgently asked for more weapons. Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, who was probably also part of the talks, describes this. Selenskyj urgently demanded more “military equipment for his armed forces and for the defense of his people”. Zelenskyy has also spoken out in favor of stopping imports of Russian oil and gas worldwide.
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said Zelenskyy had indicated “that it would be correct to label Vladimir Putin* a war criminal and that he thought it would be very helpful”.
Ukraine war: Kuleba demands more weapons from the USA
Selensykj’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also called for more weapons. At a meeting with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, Kuleba asked for further military support. His country urgently needs combat aircraft and air defense systems, Kuleba explained at the approximately 45-minute meeting on the Polish-Ukrainian border on Saturday. “I hope that the Ukrainian people can see this as a clear sign that we have friends who are standing by us in the truest sense of the word,” Kuleba said.
Kuleba explained that he had asked his US colleagues to increase arms deliveries to his country. “We are satisfied with the already agreed deliveries of anti-tank weapons and ammunition,” he told journalists. Nevertheless, Kyiv needs further air defense support: “It’s no secret that we have the greatest need for fighter jets, combat aircraft and air defense systems.”
Ukraine War: Dispute over no-fly zone over Ukraine
Selenskyj recently called for a no-fly zone over Ukrainian territory several times. Then no Russian planes would be allowed to fly over Ukraine. Selenskyj wants to prevent further air attacks by Russia. However, NATO rejects this. The Allies agreed that NATO aircraft should not operate in Ukrainian airspace, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Friday. In the event of such a step, NATO fears a further escalation in the already escalating Ukraine conflict. All information about the background of the Ukraine crisis*.
Russian President Putin has already warned NATO against enforcing such a no-fly zone over Ukraine. “We consider any movement in this direction as a country’s participation in an armed conflict,” Putin said on Saturday. It does not matter which organization these countries belong to.
Selenskyj reacted disappointed to this decision. NATO has thus given the green light for further bombing of Ukrainian towns and villages, the President said in a video address on Friday. All information on the Ukraine war can be found in the news ticker on the negotiations in the Ukraine war and on the military situation in the Ukraine war. (as/dpa) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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