RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Hundreds, thousands of components in Russian ballistic missiles come from different countries around the world – from almost every continent – including from our close partners. These components are then used to target people, killing children, civilians, and warriors alike. That is why imposing sanctions on Russian weapons and on the supply of these components is the top priority. Sanctions on the energy sector are important too, because they make money from it and spend that money on the war. Next, there’s the issue of bureaucracy. This is a serious problem. For example, I spoke with President Biden in the first year of the war, and I strongly urged him to g

Hundreds, thousands of components in Russian ballistic missiles come from different countries around the world – from almost every continent – including from our close partners. These components are then used to target people, killing children, civilians, and warriors alike. That is why imposing sanctions on Russian weapons and on the supply of these components is the top priority. Sanctions on the energy sector are important too, because they make money from it and spend that money on the war.

Next, there’s the issue of bureaucracy. This is a serious problem. For example, I spoke with President Biden in the first year of the war, and I strongly urged him to grant me licenses for Patriot. I spoke with several European partners in the first and second years of the war, when we began using some of their military technology, and asked them to grant me licenses because their production is very limited, and some problems still have not been resolved.

We have now reached an agreement with President Trump that he will grant the licenses, but imagine if we had received them four years ago. By now, we would already be producing Patriots for everyone. And Europe – Europe that wants and would like to have Patriots, anti-ballistic systems, and missiles – would already have it all. I am absolutely certain of that. But now we are dealing with paperwork. And what is flying at us is not a piece of paper, not a paper missile, but a real missile that kills people. So if we say that the Americans should provide them, then the Europeans should as well – because with them, too, we have been working for a long time to resolve the issue of certain licenses.

From answers to journalists’ questions. (2/2)

— @ZelenskyyUa Aug 8, 2026