Zelensky: NATO can protect Ukraine as Israel was protected from Iran

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today insisted on asking his allies to get involved in protecting Ukraine from Russian air attacks to the same extent that some of them have done to protect Israel from Iran’s missiles and drones.

The Ukrainian head of state recalled that, as with Ukraine, Israel is not a member of NATO, and stated that, due to this, “the activation of article 5” of the Washington Treaty (founding charter of the Alliance, is not necessary). which establishes that an attack on a member state is an attack against all members of the organization) to grant Ukraine the same type of protection that the Jewish State received.

“Political will is enough,” Zelensky said after the United States, United Kingdom and France helped from their bases in the region along with some of Israel’s regional allies to shoot down part of the more than three hundred drones and missiles that Iran fired. against the Jewish State in the early hours of Sunday.

The level of interception of these drones and missiles by Israel and its allies was 99%.

“By defending Israel, the free world showed that this type of unity is not only possible, but 100% effective,” Zelensky said in a message posted on his Telegram account. “The same is possible to protect against terror Ukraine, which, like Israel, is not a member of NATO,” added the Ukrainian leader.

Ukraine remains vulnerable to Russian missiles and drones over most of the country’s territory, and kyiv is persistently calling for more air defense systems from its partners so that its cities and infrastructure are no longer vulnerable to Russian attacks.

Since last March, Russia has been carrying out an aggressive bombing campaign against the Ukrainian energy system that has caused supply problems. In just a few weeks, Russia has managed to destroy some of Ukraine’s most important power plants and has destroyed 80% of Ukraine’s thermal generation capacity.