Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the United States of refusing to sell Ukraine air defense systems, Focus reports.
Zelensky made his criticism in a video message on the social network X.
"We are working to increase Ukrainian air defense. We need positive signals from the US, specific signals regarding air defense. We are still waiting for a response to the proposal to purchase systems that can help. Specific signals, not words“, Zelensky said.
What the Russians want is the complete destruction of life. In more than eleven years of Russia’s war against Ukraine, they have brought only one new thing to our land, the most widespread Russian “legacy”, ruins and death. We must continue resisting this. I thank everyone around... pic.twitter.com/IYSjSsWGfC
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 7, 2025
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Washington did not have additional Patriot systems to offer Kiev.
"They want air defense systems, Patriot systems, which, frankly, we do not have. There are NATO allies who have several Patriot batteries that could be provided to the Ukrainians“, Rubio pointed out.