Lithuania's President on Russia's latest missile strike: We urgently need to give Ukraine more air defence systems
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has urged Western partners to immediately give Ukraine more air defence systems following the large-scale Russian missile strike on 2 January.
Source: Gitanas Nausėda on X, as reported by European Pravda
Quote from Nausėda: "Civilian deaths, destruction [and] Kremlin's terrorism continues. Ukrainians do wonders with the air defence the West has provided, but they need more. Air defence systems to [Ukraine] NOW!"
Today once again Kyiv residents started their morning with Russia's airstrikes on their homes. Civilian deaths, destruction& Kremlin's terrorism continues.
— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) January 2, 2024
Ukrainians do wonders with the air defense the West has provided, but they need more.
Air defense systems to 🇺🇦 NOW! pic.twitter.com/KJrjimp6yD
Background:
- In the wake of Russia’s latest large-scale missile strike, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that he expects Western countries to take decisive measures in response.
- Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský accused Russia of hypocrisy and stressed that support for Ukraine will not wane, as Russia hopes.
- Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that Russia launched 99 missiles of various types at Ukraine on the night of 1-2 January 2024, 72 of which were destroyed.
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