Ukraine needs aircraft, anti-ship missiles, armored vehicles and heavy air defense systems.
This was announced at a briefing in Brussels by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, reports interfax.com.ua.
He pointed out that in recent weeks the Ukrainian army and the entire Ukrainian nation have demonstrated that they know how to fight, how to win.
“But without a stable and sufficient supply of all the weapons that Ukraine is asking for, this victory will be accompanied by huge casualties. The more weapons we get and the sooner they arrive in Ukraine, the more lives will be saved and the more cities and villages will not be destroyed and “Bucha” will not happen again. This is my message to allies, it is very simple,” - Kuleba stated.
He urged all allies to put aside their doubts, and their reluctance to give Ukraine everything it needs because for now, weapons serve the purpose of peace.
“My agenda is very simple, with only three topics: weapons, weapons and weapons. We believe that the best way to help Ukraine now is to give it everything it needs to suppress Putin and defeat the russian army in Ukraine so that the war does not spread,” - the Minister stressed.
At the same time, Kuleba noted that there should be no difference between defensive and offensive weapons because any weapon used on the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian army against a foreign aggressor is defensive by definition.
“So this difference between defensive and offensive makes no sense in the situation in my country. And those countries that say they will provide defensive weapons to Ukraine but cannot provide offensive weapons are being hypocritical, it is simply dishonest and unjustified,” - Kuleba said.
Recall that the U.S. Senate unanimously supported a bill to give Ukraine a lend-lease. During World War II, a similar measure helped defeat Hitler.