NATO members have announced the delivery of five additional Patriot and other strategic air defence systems to help Ukraine.
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Blinken, speaking at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington on Wednesday, said a robust package for Ukraine will be unveiled over the next couple of days that will build a clear and strong bridge for Ukraine's NATO membership. "And those jets...will be flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer to make sure that Ukraine can continue to effectively defend itself against the Russian aggression."Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that he wanted to double Ukraine's air defence capacity over the summer and that his country needed at least seven additional Patriot systems to protect itself.
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