Richard Blumenthal: “They vitally need air defense. They're becoming more and…”

“I have a to do list, as I told President Zelensky, I have a to do list when we met with him. That includes air defense. They vitally need air defense. They're becoming more and more independent on the offensive side. They're manufacturing their own drones. They're making a lot of the offensive weapons that they need. But they do need long range missiles, long range artillery, and most important, air defense to protect against the hypersonic missiles.” (06:47–06:53)

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