The Secretary General of NATO, visiting Kiev, and the Ukrainian president insisted on Monday on the need to deliver more Western weapons to Ukraine.
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More than two years of war in Ukraine
Ukraine needs weapons. The Secretary General of NATO, visiting Kiev, and the Ukrainian President insisted, Monday April 29, on the need to deliver more Western weapons to Ukraine, Russian soldiers taking advantage of failures in Western assistance to advance on the front. Since the failure of their counter-offensive in the summer of 2023, the Ukrainians have been on the defensive. Russia has taken the initiative and is gaining ground in the east, despite heavy losses since the start of the year, facing a Ukrainian army lacking men and ammunition.
At the same time, the Russian military carries out almost daily missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. To repel these attacks, kyiv is asking the West for more anti-aircraft defense resources. On Monday, again, a missile attack on Odessa, a large Black Sea port vital for Ukrainian exports, left at least four dead and 28 injured, according to an updated report communicated on Telegram by regional governor Oleg Kiper. “Four injured are in serious condition, doctors are fighting for their lives,” he clarified, adding that “residential buildings and (other) civil infrastructure” had suffered damage during this attack.
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It is in this difficult context that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg went to the Ukrainian capital, where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Significant delays in support have serious consequences on the battlefield,” he admitted, an allusion to the considerable delay in American and European deliveries of military equipment. “But it’s not too late for Ukraine to win.” he assured, emphasizing that “More help is on the way” and that new aid announcements are expected for “Soon”. Jens Stoltenberg therefore called on the allies to put in place “a major, multi-year financial commitment (…) to demonstrate that our support for Ukraine is not short-term”. Russia “must understand she can’t win”insisted the leader of the Atlantic Alliance.
