Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is against elections during wartime and states that they would “split” Ukraine. They would be “a tsunami,” he added.
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Meanwhile, the leaders of the eight Nordic and Baltic countries – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden – have arrived in Kyiv to discuss with Zelensky the strengthening of the country’s air defense.
“Ukraine urgently needs to strengthen its air defense,” said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. At the center of the NB8 summit is particularly the development of a European capability against ballistic missiles and the need to accelerate the production of interception systems and anti-drone technologies.
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The summit precedes the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing scheduled for tomorrow, August 24. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal confirmed their arrival in the Ukrainian capital this morning.
The topic of air defense returns to the forefront after a new wave of Russian attacks. According to the bulletin released this morning by the Ukrainian Air Force, in the attack that began at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday, Moscow launched 127 drones, including Shahed, some jet-powered, Gerbera, and decoy drones. Kyiv claims to have shot down or neutralized 97. Another 27 drones hit 22 locations, while debris from downed aircraft fell in three others.
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