# Zelensky, former Trump envoy Kellogg discuss Ukraine’s air defense needs in Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/29554

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-23 01:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-former-trump-envoy-kellogg-discuss-air-defense-missiles-during-visit-to-kyiv/

> President Volodymyr Zelensky met former U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv on Aug. 22 to discuss Ukraine’s urgent shortage of air-defense missiles as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. Zelensky highlighted the lack of Patriot interceptors, which his office called an “absolute priority,” and said Ukraine was willing to purchase them. France also pledged faster missile deliveries and help with Kyiv’s outreach to countries possessing Patriots.

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