After the NATO summit in Ankara, President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with journalists. According to the PromPolitInform portal, Babel has collected the main points of his statements.
About missiles for Patriot
Ukraine will soon receive a package of PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot systems from the United States. There were agreements on the supply of missiles with Europe as well — but there are no dates yet.
Zelensky called the NATO summit positive and productive for Ukraine, as was the meeting with Donald Trump. The US President admitted that two or three countries in the world, including Ukraine, can produce missiles for Patriot. Others do not have the technical capabilities.
The agreement with Trump on licenses for the production of Patriot missiles, according to the president, was political in nature. Now diplomats and representatives of the Ministry of Defense must agree on all the technical details. “The sooner we agree, the sooner we will be able to produce missiles.”
On the agreement with the US on drones
The president noted that the Drone Deal between Ukraine and the US has not yet been signed, but there are some documents that will allow the transfer of various types of Ukrainian drones for testing to the American side – sea and air. Their tests are going well, after that there will be a Drone Deal.
On the possibilities of ending the war and the situation in Russia
According to Zelensky, now there is a window of opportunity to achieve peace – Ukraine has become stronger both on the battlefield and in the air. Putin understands that his only advantage is the ballistics with which his troops attack Ukrainian settlements.
Zelensky called it a “historical joke” that Russia, whose economy was focused on the export of energy resources, is forced to import fuel after the Ukrainian strikes.
About the Freya anti-ballistic project
A meeting of European leaders and companies will be held in France in the coming days, at which the Freya anti-ballistic project, created under the leadership of Ukraine, will be presented.
According to the president, he set the task for Freya to be an analogue of Patriot, but cheaper and designed for mass production. At the same time, he emphasized that he considers this project to be “European under our chairmanship”.
About the meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrotski
Zelensky called the meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara with Nawrotski constructive. The presidents agreed that they have a common enemy — Russia.
Although Nawrotski himself stated that the meeting failed to reach an agreement on historical issues, the president of Ukraine believes that the negotiations were fruitful: “In my opinion, we need to be constructive and delicate so as not to destroy the important, friendly, neighborly relations between Ukraine and Poland”.
About the explosions in Vyshneve
Zelensky said that the ammunition depot that Russia attacked in Vyshneve on July 6 belonged to one of the enterprises of Ukroboronprom.
At that time, 9 people were killed during the attack, almost 30 more were injured. Zelensky expressed his condolences, calling the strike on Vyshneve “an absolutely terrible situation.”
“But condolences are not enough. I received all the information from the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office. There is a criminal case, the guilty will be brought to criminal responsibility, and, of course, there will be dismissals at Ukroboronprom,” the president added.
