Zelensky: Ukraine Received Patriot System from Israel

According to the English section ‍of webangah News Agency,‌ citing Mehr News Agency ⁢and al Jazeera, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Saturday that Ukraine ⁣has received the Patriot⁣ defense‍ system from Israel. He added that the system has already been deployed and active ‌in Ukraine for a month, with two additional⁢ systems on their way.

Zelenskyy further alleged that⁣ on September ‍10, Russia ⁢launched an attack involving 92 drones targeting Poland. Only 19 drones managed to cross into Polish territory;⁤ the ‍rest were shot down by Ukrainian forces. He also accused Hungary ⁢of “engaging in highly risky activities,” mainly against itself, by surveilling Ukrainian territory with⁢ drones.

The president issued a warning toward Russia, claiming: “If ‍Russia‍ threatens ⁣Kyiv with power cuts, it should be prepared ‌for Moscow to experience similar outages.”

He continued: Ukraine has submitted an arms​ request worth⁣ $90 billion to‍ former U.S.President Trump but ‌remains open to separate deals, including negotiations regarding Tomahawk missiles. Additionally,⁣ Ukraine and the United States have‍ begun preliminary discussions ⁤on a‍ bilateral free‍ trade agreement. Zelenskyy ‌did not rule out the possibility‌ of U.S. withdrawal from⁢ future negotiations ‌between Ukraine and Russia.