Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Europeans of leaving Ukraine’s air defences empty as Russian ballistic missiles crippled the country’s energy infrastructure and pushed it “to the brink of a blackout”.
The Ukrainian president told reporters in Kyiv on Thursday evening that Pac-3 interceptor missiles for his country’s Patriot air defence systems that had been promised by European partners arrived a day late because of a missed payment, leading to many Ukrainians being left without power, heating and water in what has been the coldest winter of the war.
“The tranche under the PURL [Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List] initiative was not paid. The missiles did not arrive,” he said without naming the country allegedly responsible.
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