Stoltenberg was echoed by British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who accused Putin of targeting civilian and energy infrastructure “to try and freeze the Ukrainians into submission”.
“If we have transformers and generators, we can restore our energy needs. If we have air defense systems, we can protect from the next Russian missile strikes,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. “In a nutshell: Patriots and transformers are what Ukraine needs the most.” Foreign ministers also reaffirmed a 2008 Nato summit decision that Ukraine would eventually become a member of the alliance. But, as in 2008, there were no concrete steps or timetable that would actually bring the country closer to Nato.
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