Ukraine's Zelenskyy discusses further NATO support with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific steps to strengthen his country’s air defenses against Russia
WARSAW, Poland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific steps to strengthen his country's air defenses against Russia, hours after a Russian missile attack killed at least 31 people and wounded 154 others in various locations, including a children's hospital in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw to discuss further support for Ukraine from NATO, as well as signing a bilateral cooperation and defense document.
“We would like to see greater resolve in our partners and hear resolute responses to these attacks," Zelenskyy told a joint news conference, stressing that Ukraine will take its own retaliatory steps.
“I can see a possibility for our partners to use their air defense systems in a way to hit… the missiles that are carrying out attacks on our country," Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy stopped in Warsaw en route to a NATO summit, which begins Tuesday in Washington, marking the Western defense alliance’s 75th anniversary. Leaders are expected to discuss ways of providing reliable long-term security aid and military training for Ukraine more than two years after Russia's full-scale invasion.
At the start of the news conference with Tusk, Zelenskyy asked those gathered to observe a moment of silence for the victims of Monday's airstrikes.
Tusk offered every available form of help for the children evacuated from the bombed hospital.
The two leaders signed a cooperation and defense agreement that spells out Poland's continued support for Ukraine in defense,
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