Zelenskyy briefs Macron on Ukraine's air defence needs

Khrystyna Bondarieva , KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - 12 October, 16:10

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has discussed Kyiv's air defence needs and the expansion of the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Zelenskyy briefed Macron on Ukraine's immediate needs, primarily regarding air defence.

He stressed that Russia is currently taking advantage of the fact that the Middle East and domestic issues in each country are receiving maximum attention.

Meanwhile, Zelenskyy emphasised that Russian strikes on Ukraine have become viler.

"We discussed how to counter this. In particular, we are working to expand the PURL initiative," Zelenskyy said, referring to the programme that enables NATO countries to purchase US weapons for Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president added that he and Macron also "coordinated our contacts with other partners and our diplomatic steps for the coming weeks".

"We are working to increase pressure on Russia," Zelenskyy stressed.

Background:

On 12 October, Zelenskyy called on the international community to put pressure on Russia in parallel with the process of establishing peace in the Middle East.
On 11 October, the Ukrainian leader spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone. Media reports indicate that one of the topics of conversation was the possibility of Ukraine obtaining Tomahawk long-range missiles.

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