With Russia having stepped up air attacks on Ukraine, EU governments are urged to supply more protective systems to Kyiv, especially countries like Greece and Spain that have such arms in their arsenal
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Jason Cutshaw/US Army photo/wikimedia commonsnewspaper reported on Friday, April 26, in response to pressure from EU and NATO allies to send more military aid to Kyiv.
“The transfer of a small number of missiles has come after the defense ministry refused to hand over to Ukraine the battery it has had deployed since 2013 on the Turkish-Syrian border,” El Pais said. The defense ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the report but on Thursday a Spanish diplomatic told foreign reporters that Madrid needed to step up its commitment to Ukraine.
Earlier this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO members that Ukraine needed a minimum of seven Patriot or other high-end air defense systems to counter Russian air strikes, urging them to step up their military assistance for Kyiv.
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