Zelenskyy calls on JEF leaders to provide Ukraine with more weapons

In his statement during the meeting of the leaders of the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) President Zelenskyy said:

“Right now and to a large extent it depends on you when and how this war will end. And everything is very certain. The more successful our defense forces are, the sooner Russian aggression will collapse. Winter is really a decisive time.

The time when decisions can be made, the results of which will allow us to outline the restoration of our territorial integrity and guarantee that Russian revanchism will never cross the border of Ukraine, and therefore Europe,” Ukraine’s leader emphasized.

Zelenskyy personally addressed the leaders.  In particular, the Ukrainian president asked UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to increase the supply of air defense systems and to help speed up the decisions of partners.

He thanked Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre for the NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems.

“When we can fully protect the Ukrainian sky, it will mean the dismantling of the last great Russian opportunity to terrorize Ukraine. One hundred percent air shield for Ukraine will be one of the most successful steps against Russian aggression. And this step is needed right now,” Zelenskyy emphasized.

Ukraine now needs modern and efficient Leopard tanks, the president stressed this in his address to the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren.

“There is no explanation why Ukraine has not yet received a decision to provide modern and effective tanks, in particular Leopards. This is vitally important! I ask you, together with your partners, to come to this decision, to help us. I ask to continue our cooperation regarding Soviet-style tanks, the necessary shells, as well as Harpoon complexes and other artillery systems,” the Ukrainian leader emphasized.

Zelenskyy also addressed the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, regarding Archer self-propelled artillery systems, RBS-98 anti-aircraft missile systems, and Gripen aircraft.

He expressed his gratitude to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, the Prime Ministers of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš, as well as Kaja Kallas of Estonia and addressed proposals for extending cooperation.

In addition, the President of Ukraine addressed the Deputy Prime Minister - the Minister of Defense of Denmark Jakob Ellemann-Jensen regarding the CAESAR self-propelled gun and the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö regarding the means of radio-electronic warfare, combating drones and MLRS systems.