Ukraine in talks with USA to purchase missiles – ambassador
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishyna, announced negotiations to purchase Tomahawk missiles and various other types of long- and short-range missiles after US President Donald Trump made it clear he doesn’t not want to hand them over, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
"It is not only Tomahawks but different types of other long-range and short-range missiles and I can only say that it’s rather positive," Stefanishyna said in an interview with the program Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV.
According to her, "the discussion is still ongoing but we have a lot of delegations working to scale up the available financial resources to procure more military capabilities from the US."
Asked about repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent weeks, Stefanishyna said "it’s definitely a very tough period for Ukraine."
She stressed that Ukraine is working hard to provide more air-defense capabilities to Ukraine, and said that any refusal to put pressure on Russia will be seen as “something that gives them the green light to scale up their capabilities." "We are working hard to provide Ukraine with more air defense capabilities ... We can survive this winter and another winter, but it does not mean that it is right," Stefanishyna said.
