US President Joe Biden has pledged to reinforce Ukraine’s air defense capabilities after several Ukrainian cities were hit by Russian strikes, including a children’s hospital in Kyiv. DW has more.
US President Joe Biden has said Washington will help strengthen Ukrainian air defense after Russian air strikes on several cities left dozens dead. The US president’s comments come ahead of a three-day NATO summit due to kick off in Washington on Tuesday.
A children’s hospital in Kyiv was damaged in the wave of strikes, sparking international condemnation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 38 people across Ukraine were killed. Here are the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine on Tuesday, July 9: Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has repeated his long-term support for Ukraine against Russia ahead of a NATO summit in Washington.
Scholz said he was keen to use the opportunity to restate the very clear message that “we will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
He spoke about arms deliveries and a joint initiative recently agreed by the G7 the group of major industrialized democracies. At its summit in Italy, the G7 agreed to finance a loan package of about $50 billion, partly using interest from frozen Russian state assets.
Scholz said that the measure was a clear sign of solidarity as well as a message to Moscow.
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin could not rely on “sitting out this war, so to speak, and waiting until support for Ukraine wanes.” G7 leaders take aim at Russia and its allies
