Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are shown at their Monday news conference in Kyiv.
NATO countries have failed to deliver in good time what they promised to Ukraine, the alliance's chief said Monday, as Russia rushes to exploit its battlefield advantages before Kyiv's depleted forces get more Western military supplies in the war that has lasted more than two years.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg are shown at their Monday news conference in Kyiv.
Ukraine and its Western partners are in a race against the clock to deploy critical new military aid that can help check the recent slow and costly but steady Russian advance across eastern areas, as well as thwart drone and missile attacks."This process must be speeded up," he said.U.S. President Joe Biden has approved a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
"The lack of ammunition has allowed the Russians to push forward along the front line. Lack of air defence has made it possible for more Russian missiles to hit their targets, and the lack of deep strike capabilities has made it possible for the Russians to concentrate more forces," Stoltenberg said.
Stoltenberg said more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine are on the way, including Patriot missile systems to defend against the heavy Russian barrages that smash into the power grid and urban areas.
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