Key events17m agoUkraine urgently needs more air defence, EU's von der Leyen says, pledges to discuss at Nato28m agoMorning opening: Zelenskyy calls for 'strong decisions' after Russia kills 11 in strikes on KyivUkraine urgently needs more air defence, EU's von der Leyen says, pledges to discuss at NatoEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen backed Zelenskyy’s call for stronger air defence for Europe, saying this will be discussed at the Nato summit in Ankara this week and pledging that Europe will “keep increasing the pressure until Russia ends the bloodshed.”Firefighters work on a partially collapsed building at the scene of an attack as Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight on Monday. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesIn a post on X, she said:
“Last night, the Russian regime once again blindly attacked civilians from the air, with over 400 drones and missiles attacking the capital. Ukraine urgently needs more air defence. We will discuss it this week in Ankara at the @NATO Summit.
Last week we provided the first €4 billion under our €90 billion loan, to strengthen Ukraine’s defence with advanced drone technology. More is coming very soon. And we are working hard to seal the deal on the 21st sanctions package in the next days. We will keep increasing the pressure until Russia ends the bloodshed.”
