Interdepartmental Platform News Today

The recent allegations claiming western weapons could be smuggled out of Ukraine distort the reality on the ground, since in a warring country it is impossible to set up total control over such weapons as firearms, therefore isolated cases do not affect the general situation. Therefore such statements work to undermine the ongoing defense aid to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

French Senator Alain Richard, who earlier served as Minister of Defense of France, advocated the transfer of missile defense systems to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

Member of the European Parliament from Lithuania Petras Auštrevičius, answering a question of whether Ukraine needs F-15s and F-16s interceptor aircraft, said that American fighters would help protect the sky and save lives in Ukraine, while missile defense systems are inevitably required to effectively protect Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

One of the tools that the European Union can and should use to stop Russia's war against Ukraine and ensure the inviolability of Ukrainian borders is to stop the gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. — Ukrinform.