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Ukraine ready to buy or rent air defence systems after US aid halt: minister

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that Ukraine was “clarifying” details with the United States over its defense aid after Washington announced it was halting some  supplies.

“Ukraine and the United States are clarifying all the details regarding the supply of defense support, including air defense components,” he said in an evening address.

Minutes later, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, wrote on X that “we need more interceptors and systems. We are also ready to purchase or rent them.”

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