The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Romania last night about the "Patriot" missile system, which the parliament in Bucharest approved to provide to Ukraine, reports the Romanian television Digi 24, which published a video statement by Zelensky. “This (the provision of the “Patriot“ note, ed.) will truly support our people and our entire region,” Zelensky says in the video quoted by BTA.
Today, I held a Staff meeting where we had in-depth discussions about the use of air defense systems and the protection of our cities and communities. Steps were identified to make the use of the systems we already have more effective.
We are also working on securing additional… pic.twitter.com/KjQtZnurpd— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 3, 2024
The president of Ukraine indicated that he had a meeting with the chiefs of staff of the army, with whom he discussed the use of air defense systems and the protection of cities and villages in Ukraine, and said: “We rely on the “Patriot“ , which Romania is preparing to transfer. I am grateful for this step of help from Romania. This will truly support our people, our country and our entire region," Zelensky said in his evening video address to his compatriots, Digi 24 TV reports.
The Romanian Parliament approved yesterday a government project to donate a surface-to-air missile system “Patriot” to a third party, reported Agerpress. The draft law aims to regulate the approval of an act of donation of a surface-to-air missile system “Patriot“ in the configuration agreed with the American partner, while authorizing the Romanian government to take the necessary steps to restore ground-based air defense capabilities by acquiring another surface-to-air missile system “Patriot” from the United States.
In June, the Supreme Defense Council chaired by President Klaus Iohannis decided to provide Romania with the “Patriot” air defense system. of Ukraine.