We have not yet received promised number of air defense systems from NATO countries, - Zelenskyy
Ukraine has not yet received 6-7 air defense systems to protect the sky, which NATO countries promised to transfer to Ukraine during the summer summit of the Alliance.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in an interview with representatives of the leading media of the Nordic countries, Censor.NET reports.
He recalled that on the eve of the summit in Washington in July, NATO countries said they were not ready to see Ukraine in the Alliance while a full-scale war was ongoing. Instead, they suggested strengthening air defense.
"They said they were not ready to take more decisive steps in this direction. But they are ready to give us, for example, six or seven specific systems that will protect our skies," Zelenskyy said.
The Head of State noted that it was impossible to compare these two things - an invitation to NATO and strengthening air defense, but Ukraine agreed to the offer.
The President emphasized that air defense systems are critically important for Ukraine and it would be a risk to lose this opportunity.
According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine and its partners had agreed to deliver the systems by September 1, but as of October 30, this number of systems had not been delivered.
He emphasized that Ukraine was counting on this assistance on the eve of the third winter with power outages and other "tests."
"If we have not received this yet, we cannot count on this great support for the air defense system during the heating season, which has already begun," Zelenskyy added.
