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Zelensky's ask: 300 Patriot missiles, 70 billion euros, and Russian assets

Kyiv Independent16 October 2026, 14:59 UTCRussia

"Without a determined European Union capable of making strong decisions Putin would have gone much further by now," Zelensky said, before calling on the bloc to double down on its support.

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