00:17Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is turning to Donald Trump with an urgent request
00:23for ballistic missile support as Kyiv faces growing fears over Russia's missile attacks
00:28ahead of winter. Zelenskyy says Ukraine urgently needs what he calls ballistic missile packages
00:35from the United States, and he claims American representatives have already been given a detailed
00:40list of what Kyiv needs and when it needs it. The appeal comes after recent talks in Kyiv with
00:47Krum's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as Washington pushes diplomatic efforts to revive
00:53negotiations over the war. But for Zelenskyy, the immediate priority appears to be Ukraine's air
01:00defenses. He says Kyiv is facing a shortage of systems capable of intercepting Russian ballistic
01:05missiles, warning that Ukraine needs a major winter package to protect its cities and critical
01:11infrastructure. And Zelenskyy is now looking directly toward Trump. He says he is counting
01:17on a meeting with the U.S. President around September 20, where he plans to raise the missile
01:21request personally and push for a concrete result. Ukraine has also been working on its own Freya,
01:27or Freysia, anti-ballistic missile program. But Zelenskyy says that system will take time,
01:33leaving American support as a critical bridge for Ukraine in the meantime.
01:37The pressure is mounting as Russia continues to launch heavy missile and drone attacks,
01:42putting Ukraine's air defense stocks under strain. Zelenskyy has repeatedly warned that Ukraine
01:47has fewer interceptors available than before, even as Russian attacks remain intense. Now,
01:52Kyiv wants Washington to step in. The big question is whether Trump will approve another major ballistic
01:58missile package for Ukraine, especially as his administration simultaneously pushes for a
02:03diplomatic solution. And with Zelenskyy hoping to meet Trump later this month, that meeting could
02:08become a critical moment for Ukraine's winter defenses and for the future of U.S. military support to Kyiv.
02:14Let's watch him.
