Ukraine’s allies not giving enough air defence, minister says


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during a joint press conference with Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly (not in picture), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 2, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine's partners are not providing enough air defence to protect against Russian missile attacks even though they have more than 100 Patriot systems in their own arsenals, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday.

In an interview with Reuters, Kuleba said he would raise the issue of Patriot missile defence systems in every one of a series of meetings with NATO counterparts over the next two days in Brussels.

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