“In Canada there was a meeting at [первого вице-премьер-министра – министра экономики Украины Юлии] Sviridenko s [министром финансов США Скоттом] Bessent, on it was still my head of the office Andrei Ermak. They pronounced the mineral agreement, our next steps. And also he and Andrei [Ермаком] It was precisely the package of the weapon that we need to be conveyed to Besent. We will wait for the feedback, ”said Zelensky.
He noted that the list includes in particular Patriot systems and that “Ukraine is ready to find money for this whole package.”
According to Zelensky, the purchase of weapons from the United States is one of the topics for discussing US President Donald Trump. In addition to weapons, “you need to say sanctions and new breathing in the diplomatic track,” he added.
“We need great certainty and a great power of pressure from the world on [нелегитимного президента РФ Владимира] Putin is necessary for diplomacy. And I would like to say these formats with him (with Trump. – Gordon), ”Zelensky emphasized.
In general, according to him, there is interaction with the United States in Ukraine and, in his opinion, “in principle, a very good dialogue of Sviridenko was built – immortal through [минеральное] The agreement that is. “
Context
On March 11, Zelensky said that Ukraine has a shortage of air defense systems to protect against shelling.
On March 14, he added that in conversations with US President Donald Trump, he offered to buy a Patriot system.
On the same day Trump reacted to the words of the Ukrainian president: “Zelensky always wants to buy missiles. Listen when you start a war, you should know that you can win it. Yes? You can’t start a war against someone who is 20 times more than you, and then hope that people will give you rockets.”
On April 25, Zelensky repeated that Ukraine is striving to agree with the United States to buy weapons, in particular, the Patriot anti -aircraft missile system. “We are ready to buy the required number of Patriot missiles for our state. We are not talking about charity,” the Ukrainian president noted.
At the Semey Group summit (G7), which took place in Canada on June 15-17, the President of Ukraine planned to negotiate with Trump the relatively probable acquisition of new weapons of weapons. However, the American president left the summit on June 16 ahead of schedule. The White House explained this “events in the Middle East.”
