Lithuania's Prime Minister warned of a difficult winter in Ukraine due to lack of air defense
Ukraine faces a difficult winter due to a lack of means to counter Russian ballistic missiles, said Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
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Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said in an interview with Welt that Ukraine faces a difficult winter due to a shortage of air defense systems to intercept ballistic missiles and a destroyed energy system.
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Ukraine faces destroyed energy infrastructure and a shortage of air defense assets during the conflict.
BERLIN, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Ukraine faces a difficult winter due to a lack of means to counter Russian ballistic missiles, said Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
“The coming winter will be very difficult... It will be difficult for Ukraine to resist ballistic missiles. At times it lacks the means to intercept them, and sometimes there are no such means at all,” Sinkevičius said in an interview with the Welt newspaper.
The Prime Minister added that the situation in winter will also be affected by the largely destroyed energy infrastructure of Ukraine.
Sinkevičius noted that his country allocates about 0.25% of its GDP every year to help Ukraine.
Open Questions
- What additional amounts of assistance will Ukraine receive?
- How exactly does Lithuania intend to cover Ukraine's needs?
