Prime minister Denys Shmyhal says western air defence systems will keep power stations working despite Russian attacks
for more help in protecting the country’s battered energy grid in a Sunday night phone call, although he did not publicly specify what weapons he wanted. Waves of Russian attacks since October had destroyed 50% of the network, he added.
“still has the advantage in artillery and missiles” and he called for modern tanks, long-range missiles – and an extra “two billion cubic meters of gas” to make up for shortfalls in electricity supply. But while G7 leaders agreed in a post-meeting statement that there should be “an immediate focus on providing Ukraine with air defence systems and capabilities”, Germany, the holder of the G7 presidency, said specific weapons deliveries to Ukraine were not on the agenda.
Long sought by the Ukrainians, the missiles have a range of up to 300km, but so far the US and its allies, including the UK, have declined to supply them because they could be used to hit targets inside Russia. Supplying them would help “bring the war to an end as soon as possible”, Johnson said. The head of Norway’s refugee council also predicted that “hundreds of thousands more” will be forced to leave Ukraine. Jan Egeland said he feared “the crisis in Europe will deepen” as the “the horrific and unlawful bombing of civilian infrastructure makes life unliveable in too many places.”
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