Polish Sejm speaker defends supplying Ukraine with Patriot missiles
Public outrage in Poland over the recent transfer of five Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine is “absurd,” Sejm Speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty said on Aug. 20.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine requires additional missiles for its Patriot air defense systems, which partners can supply. Zelenskyy stated that these missiles are essential and that his country is prepared to buy them. He assured his partners that Ukraine is making this need clear at all levels and is confident that they can meet this requirement.
The president clarified that these requests are not for gifts but for Ukraine's readiness to purchase weapons. He stressed that this necessitates appropriate political decisions from partners, chiefly the United States. Zelenskyy also reported that the Russian strike resulted in the death of 16 people, injured nearly 50 more, and damaged over 200 facilities, including 86 residential buildings, a children's hospital, and social infrastructure facilities.
He affirmed Ukraine's intention to respond to the Russian attack, as it has done with previous strikes, in a just and comprehensive manner.
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