President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Ukraine is “more positive” about the prospects of getting approval from its Western allies to carry out long-range attacks on targets inside Russia.
“For today, only to allow – it is also not enough,” he said during a briefing after meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoff in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia.
Zelensky said that the allies should have weapons available for such strikes.
What did Romania decide?
Romania’s coalition government today approved a bill facilitating the donation of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, sending it to parliament for final approval.
Romania, a NATO member since 2004, shares a 400-mile border with Ukraine and has repeatedly seen Russian drone fragments enter its territory as Moscow attacks Ukrainian ports just across the Danube river border.
Bucharest said in June it would donate one of two operational Patriot systems to Ukraine on the condition that the allies replace it with a similar air defense system.
It is part of the delivery of five such systems and other strategic air defense units that NATO nations have promised to Kiev as it fights the Russian invasion.
“After the parliament approves the law, the government will be able to issue the decision that will make the donation operational,” said government spokesman Mihai Konstantin.
The bill also states that Romania will send letters of offer and acceptance to the US to replace the donated array and expects to pay about $60 million in taxes and fees.
Romania in 2017 signed a $4 billion deal to buy Patriot arrays, made by RTX Corp, the largest deal of its kind to date. The first delivery took place in 2020. Romania has so far received four such systems, two of which are in operational readiness.
Source: RES-MPE
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