Zelenskiy Asks Blinken for Patriot Air Defenses for Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to the US for air-defense batteries to shield its second-biggest city as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region. “We need, today, two Patriots for Kharkiv,” Zelenskiy told Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Kyiv, referring to the US-made anti-missile defense system. Blinken is using a visit to reassure Kyiv and the rest of Europe of President Joe Biden’s support repelling Russia after a lengthy political fight on Capitol Hill over a $61 billion aid package. America’s top diplomat also used the visit to call for continued government reforms to stamp out corruption and boost foreign investments needed for postwar reconstruction. Read more: -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: Breaking News on YouTube: @BloombergQuicktakeNow