Ukraine is desperate for more air defenses, and this week's NATO summit in Washington offers President Volodymyr Zelensky an opportunity to push Kyiv's supporters for additional batteries to protect against Russian strikes. Zelensky will attend the summit, which marks the 75th anniversary of the trans-Atlantic alliance and which will bring together leaders of countries that have provided Kyiv with tens of billions of dollars in military aid to help it counter Russia's invasion. With Ukraine unlikely to receive the invitation to join NATO that it is seeking, new air defenses are the most concrete assistance it is likely to get at the summit. As Ukraine pushes for air defenses at NATO summit amid Russia's relentless bombardment of Kyiv, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative.
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