Ukraine, Norway discuss steps to receive Patriot systems from other countries – Kuleba

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said this at a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide in Kyiv on Monday, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"The main tic of the negotiations, I will say frankly, was air defense systems. The Norwegian NASAMS has proven itself extremely positively in Ukraine, and we are grateful to the Norwegian government for making efforts so that Ukraine could have more such systems. However, the Norwegian government also has the tos and capabilities to help us get Patriot systems from other countries. We also discussed this tic in detail today," Kuleba said.

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He thanked his Norwegian cleague for his "sincere dedication" to the tic of providing Ukraine with more air defense systems.

"From what I heard today, I have no doubt that Norway is doing everything it can. All this does not happen in one day. However, we both have a common understanding that new air defense batteries should be delivered to Ukraine as quickly as possible. We have already outlined the specific steps that Norway will take today in order to advance in this direction," Kuleba said.