Milan, 27 June (LaPresse) – ‘Putin's plans against Europe are already in place. I understand that this is not pleasant to hear, but it is reality.’ These were the words of Mykhailo Podolyak, senior adviser to the Ukrainian president, in an interview with Corriere della Sera after the latest NATO summit, which was also attended by Volodymyr Zelensky. ‘Russia,’ he emphasised, "is now openly using enhanced tactics of mass destruction, increasing the number of missile and drone attacks against residential areas and civilian infrastructure (schools, hospitals, kindergartens) in Ukraine. The number of long-range drones used in a single wave of attacks has also increased‘ and, ’of course, to protect large cities and Ukrainian territory, it is necessary to increase the number of anti-missile systems such as Patriots and the supply of corresponding anti-missile systems. There is no other way. However, there is a glimmer of hope." What is it? ‘A good window has opened for productive dialogue,’ Podolyak notes, ‘with President Trump and our American colleagues. I believe that together we will find effective solutions to counter Russian genocide. Furthermore, in The Hague, Trump directly stated the importance for the United States to significantly increase arms sales to European markets. Ukraine, which is an integral part of Europe, is also extremely interested in this…’
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