Over 30 Countries Gather in Kyiv as Ukraine Seeks Air-Defense Missiles

Over 30 countries met in Kyiv on 24 August, co-chaired by the UK, France, and Germany. Ukraine's leader Zelenskyy asked for 300 Patriot missiles — surface-to-air weapons that shoot down incoming rockets — before winter. Those deliveries have fallen yearly: 675 in 2023, 364 in 2025, 264 expected in 2026, even as Russian attacks grow. UK PM Burnham made Kyiv his first foreign trip since taking office.