Milan, 13 July (LaPresse) – “Strong and sufficient anti-ballistic capabilities are essential to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. They are no less important than long- and medium-range strikes against the Russian war economy or active operations on the front line. The more means Ukraine has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, the greater the chances that Putin will sit down at the negotiating table, as his last card in this war will no longer work.” This was stated by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, who, together with nine other European countries, has launched the ‘Anti-Ballistic Coalition’ to protect Europe. “I am grateful to President Emmanuel Macron for organising and hosting the first meeting of the European Anti-Ballistic Coalition” in Paris and “I am also grateful to the national security officials and chief executives of defence companies who are here today,” he wrote in a post on X, emphasising that “work on a joint system – FREYJA – is not intended to replace existing systems” but “is a way to integrate our defence, create a robust shield across the whole of Europe and achieve all this more quickly and at a lower cost”.
Ukraine: Zelenskyy, anti-ballistic capabilities to bring Putin to the negotiating table
Milan, 13 July (LaPresse) – “Strong and sufficient anti-ballistic capabilities are essential to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. They are no less important than long- and medium-range strikes against the Russian war economy or active operations on the front line. The more means Ukraine has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, the greater the chances that Putin will sit down at the negotiating table, as his last card in this war will no longer work.” This was stated by the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, who, together with nine other European countries, has launched the ‘Anti-Ballistic Coalition’ to protect Europe. “I am grateful to President Emmanuel Macron for organising and hosting the first meeting of the European Anti-Ballistic Coalition” in Paris and “I am also grateful to the national security officials and chief executives of defence companies who are here today,” he wrote in a post on X, emphasising that “work on a joint system – FREYJA – is not intended to replace existing systems” but “is a way to integrate our defence, create a robust shield across the whole of Europe and achieve all this more quickly and at a lower cost”.
