Ukraine has begun to rely on new weapons brought in by its Western allies. In early October, Ukraine received an advanced IRIS-T system from Germany. And on November 7, Ukraine's Defense Minister confirmed the country had received two NASAM systems developed by a Norwegian airspace company and Raytheon.
An issue ignored for three decades came to dominate the summit’s agenda: reparations to poor countries for climate-driven “loss and damage”. Alas, halting those coming losses did not feature much. Our correspondent speaks with a Ukrainian fighter pilot about defending the country’s airspace using mostly Soviet-era kit. And why some words sound the same across many languages.
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