Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked NATO for more support in view of the coming winter.
Specifically, he is concerned with air defense to protect energy infrastructure. According to n-tv.de he therefore called for more support during an unannounced visit by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Zelenskyy indicated that Stoltenberg wanted to help mobilize NATO countries on this point. “We need to go through this winter together to protect our energy infrastructure and the lives of our citizens,” Zelenskyy further explained. It stands to reason that Russia will soon target Ukraine’s energy grid again as temperatures drop.
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Selenskyj reiterated that his country deserves NATO membership. “Ukraine deserves to become a NATO member – and it will,” Selenskyj said in his evening video address. “We are working to make practical progress on NATO membership.” He reiterated this after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv. The Ukrainian president announced, according to n-tv.de to a joint document outlining the country’s practical steps for meeting NATO standards.
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