Ukraine needs more weapons and quick, says country’s foreign minister

Ukraine is asking NATO allies for extra army help as shortly as attainable because it prepares for a big scale offensive in its japanese Donbas area.

Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian minister of overseas affairs, was in Brussels on Thursday as a visitor at a gathering of the army alliance’s overseas affairs ministers, the place he pleaded for extra weapons to battle Russia in its existential battle with Russia.

“Both you assist us now — and I am talking about days, not weeks, or your assistance will come too late, and many individuals will die, many civilians will lose their houses, many villages might be destroyed. Precisely as a result of this assist got here too late,” Kuleba informed reporters.

He additionally confused that Ukraine is proposing a “honest deal” to NATO allies.

“You present us with every little thing that we want. And we are going to battle for our safety, but in addition on your safety, in order that Putin, President Putin could have no likelihood to check Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty,” he mentioned.

NATO Secretary-Common, Jens Stoltenberg, mentioned extra weapons had been on the best way, however he failed to offer a supply timeline.

“We’re prepared, NATO allies, to offer help to Ukraine and in addition present extra help, and allies recognise the urgency of offering extra help,” Stoltenberg mentioned on Thursday.