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L’Ucraina ha esaurito i missili per il sistema di difesa aerea Usa Patriot, diventando così più vulnerabile agli attacchi russi con missili balistici. E’ quanto riferisce la ‘Cnn’ che cita una fonte a conoscenza della situazione. Una notizia che arriva in un momento in cui lo scontro tra Trump e Zelensky si fa sempre più aspro.
Negli ultimi giorni, la Casa Bianca ha concluso un accordo per importare diesel russo e ha aumentato le pressioni sull’Ucraina affinché interrompa gli attacchi contro le infrastrutture petrolifere russe. Zelensky ha dichiarato di sentirsi tradito dall’intesa raggiunta da Trump con Putin e ha successivamente annunciato che l’Ucraina continuerà a colpire le raffinerie russe.
Da mesi, sottolinea la ‘Cnn’, Zelensky avverte ripetutamente che l’Ucraina sta esaurendo i missili intercettori statunitensi per i sistemi Patriot, tra le poche armi difensive in grado di abbattere un missile balistico.
Una fonte ha affermato alla Cnn che “quasi tutti i missili balistici dell’ultimo attacco non sono stati intercettati a causa di sistemi specializzati nella difesa”.
On the sidelines of his meeting with Zelensky, Macron reiterated in a post on 'X' the firm determination of France and its allies to stand by the Ukrainian people. Faced with a Russia that chooses to escalate the conflict, Macron emphasized the importance of collectively providing Ukraine with all the means necessary to defend itself and protect its infrastructure and civilian population.
In addition to material and defensive support, France reaffirmed its commitment to the pursuit of a solid and lasting peace, ensuring that it will continue to fully assume its responsibilities on the international stage.
Meanwhile, Zelensky expressed a strong condemnation of Moscow's latest military actions in a post on X: "Russia has blatantly ignored the US president's proposal for a truce in the energy sector. Now it is taking advantage of the problems in the Starlink operation to cause maximum destruction to everything that ensures daily life." Stressing the importance of international support to counter the Kremlin's strategy, Zelensky added: "We appreciate the fact that France is doing everything possible to find solutions in response to the Russian escalation. During our meeting, Russia launched yet another cowardly drone attack against Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Lutsk. Power outages are occurring in the city. Unfortunately, this type of brazen and cowardly Russian terrorism is almost always repeated these days."
To address the crisis, the two leaders agreed on a series of crucial operational measures, described by the Ukrainian president himself: "Macron and I discussed various ways to counter this situation. In particular, new aid packages will be provided this month to strengthen our combat air force. We are also accelerating work on the Freyja pan-European missile defense system, which must become operational by the end of the year. I am grateful to France: we have already obtained all the weapons production licenses they promised Ukraine. It is also important to proceed quickly with their operational implementation."
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