About 30 places of rockets or debris were recorded in Kiev alone. Almost 150 houses were damaged only in Kiev. It is now known that 131 people were injured. 15 people were killed. Among the dead is one foreigner - a citizen of the United States of America. We now find out all the details. Air defense systems have worked almost all over the country, and it is important that a large number of drones and missiles have been intercepted.
This has become largely possible thanks to your countries, those who help us with air defense and missiles. This support is indeed a matter of life and death. We must continue to receive air defense and rocket systems. And it is time to move to the localization of production in Ukraine everything that is required for air defense. This is not a luxury - it is an urgent need for life here and now.
We also need to take into account the cooperation between Russia and Iran on the one hand and Russia and North Korea on the other. A striking example of this is the modernization of Russia by Iranian "Shahmed" and the subsequent transfer of their production - improved models - to North Korea. This is not only a threat to Ukraine. We are currently working on the development and deployment of drones-interceptors to protect our cities from Shahmed. Our cities, and therefore yours.
And we need additional financing for their production; Our team will provide the exact figures. And these are new interceptors-it is important for both Europe and the Indo-Pacific, Japan, Canada, and the United States. Even if the US president does not have sufficient pressure on Russia now, however, America still has the widest global interests and the highest number of allies. They will all need strong protection. We will all have to work together - with the maximum level of coordination.
Not only political and diplomatic, but also technological and investment. I urge you to continue to increase investments in weapons production in Ukraine is the fastest way to achieve results. Another moment. We all see that Russia ignores any diplomatic proposals of the international community. Diplomacy is now in crisis. And there is one clear reason - Putin openly rejects every peaceful initiative. Russia continues terrorist attacks and offensive actions on the front line.
And Russia does not receive any new consequences. Russia has adapted to this level of war and now only intensifies its attacks. If last year, a hundred Shahaneda has caused a real shock in one night, now it seems unusual if less than one hundred drones are used for one attack. In fact, it is the only real change in Russia's behavior after changing the US President. And this proves that those who support new and stronger sanctions against Russia are absolutely right.
I urge all of you - and I urge you to cooperate with the United States to impose a strict limitation of the price of Russian oil. Currently, the offered price is $ 45 per barrel, but many experts agree that it is really an effective level - $ 30. Together we have to do it painful for Russia. The 18th EU sanctions package should also hit Russian energy and banks. And it is important to provide $ 40 billion in annual budget support for Ukraine - for our stability, so that our country can continue.
And this should be a common solution to G7 leaders, including the US and together we need to continue to call President Trump to use our real influence to force Putin to put an end to this war. It was the United States and President Trump that proposed ceasefire, diplomacy, immediate meetings and negotiations. But Russia has blocked all efforts. This war continues through Russia. From the very beginning it was an unprovoked and criminal invasive war. We don't have to forget about it.
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