Ukraine says clarifying details with US on defense aid
'Ukraine and the United States are clarifying all the details regarding the supply of defense support, including air defense components,' he said in an evening address.
Minutes later, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, wrote on X that 'we need more interceptors and systems. We are also ready to purchase or rent them.'
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