Member states warned at meeting not to be complacent but ministers stop short of pledging Patriot missiles
Servicemen of the Air Assault Troops of Ukraine fire a howitzer towards Russian forces in the Donetsk region, 20 April 2024. Ukraine is appealing for aid defence systems as Russia intensifies its attacks.Servicemen of the Air Assault Troops of Ukraine fire a howitzer towards Russian forces in the Donetsk region, 20 April 2024. Ukraine is appealing for aid defence systems as Russia intensifies its attacks.
Baiba Braže, Latvia’s new foreign minister, said: “As Europeans we have to step up; we can’t relax, even though the US has passed the aid package.” “Patriots can only be called air defence systems if they work and save lives rather than standing immobile somewhere in storage bases,” Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, wrote on Sunday.The 1148th separate artillery brigade of the Air Assault Troops of Ukraine uses a M777 howitzer to fire towards Russian forces, Donetsk region, Ukraine, 20 April 2024.
Some EU member states are wary of heavy diplomatic punishment for Iran, fearing the consequences for attempts to revive the frozen“How many fronts does Iran need to open for us to get serious about sanctioning them?” said Landsbergis, who favours the designation. “I hope that … we reach the limit where we actually can impose serious sanctions that would actually restrict their military industry from fighting in Ukraine and for fighting against Israel.
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