Zelenskyy, Rutte discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defense system

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during which they discussed the importance of strengthening the country's air defense system, Report informs.

"I had a very substantive conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. It is important to move faster on security guarantees for Ukraine, to be as productive as possible together with America, to strengthen our air defense.

We continue coordination for the sake of real diplomacy. Putin [Russian President Vladimir Putin] pretends he does not need peace, does not need negotiations, but in fact, global pressure can shape Russia"s interest in ending the war," Zelenskyy wrote on X.