Ukraine Should Get the Same Protection as Israel, U.S. Told

Prominent politicians in the Czech Republic have demanded that Ukraine be given the same kind of international support that was deployed to defend Israel from Iran’s massive attack over the weekend.

Hours after several countries—including the United States—helped to take out hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Tehran against Israel, several Czech politicians praised the coordinated response but lamented the lack of similar large-scale efforts to protect Kyiv from attacks by Russia. The public calls came as Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala prepared to travel to Washington, D.C. for a White House meeting with Joe Biden on Monday.

Fiala told reporters before his departure that he expects to discuss the situation in the Middle East as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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