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We see that one of the main reasons for the security deficit in the skies of Ukraine, and in particular near the borders of NATO, our neighbours, is the lack of decisions on joint operations and joint defence. What works in the skies of the Middle East and helps Israel's defence can work just as well in the skies of our part of Europe – in Ukraine – helping to save lives. There are specific technical solutions and fully effective tactics for this,
The best way to not forget about Ukraine is to provide weaponry, to provide respective permissions … and to help down — by the way, the very same Iranian missiles and drones — to shoot them down, just as they are being shot down in the skies of Israel,
The only country here that has crossed a red line is not Ukraine. It is Russia, by starting this war,
Ukraine obviously has the right to defend itself, and international law here is on the side of Ukraine.”
Rutte, during an unannounced visit to Kyiv just 48 hours after taking over NATO leadership, said in a press conference next to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy More determination from partners in our region is what is needed to put an end to Russian terror. We will continue to persuade our partners,
We are working with them, at present they are not ready [to do this],
Without long-range weapons, we cannot stop Russia, which is using those weapons against us, destroying everything,
Lives [of soldiers] need to be saved because they are our people, they are citizens of Ukraine. Therefore it is very right that they can retreat and save themselves,