In a post on the social network Twitter, Andri Melnik said Ukraine is grateful for the military support from the Allies, but stressed that “it is not enough”.
“Ukraine needs 10 times more to end this year’s Russian aggression,” the politician wrote, suggesting that allies funnel 1% of their gross domestic product (GDP) to arms supplies to Kiev.
This week, during a visit to Kiev by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine “urgently needs fighter jets, tanks, artillery and long-range fire systems to hit Russian depots directly behind the frontline”.
Zelensky also urged Stoltenberg to help him “overcome the reluctance of some partners to hand over certain weapons, i.e. [aquelas] range, modern aviation, artillery, armored vehicles”.
For the Ukrainian president, Ukraine “pays with the lives of soldiers, who have not yet received the necessary defense instruments”.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24 last year, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and Russia to impose political and economic sanctions.
Source: DN
