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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to the US for air-defense batteries to shield its second-biggest city as Russia launched a large-scale offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.“We need, today, two Patriots for Kharkiv,” Zelenskiy told Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in Kyiv, referring to the US-made anti-missile defense system.Blinken is using a visit to reassure Kyiv and the rest of Europe of President Joe Biden’s support repelling Russia after a lengthy political fight on Capitol Hill over a $61 billion aid package. America’s top diplomat also used the visit to call for continued government reforms to stamp out corruption and boost foreign investments needed for postwar reconstruction.Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-14/ukraine-needs-air-defense-batteries-for-kharkiv-zelenskiy-says?sref=omvmmwIg——–Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://trib.al/KM4k5RASubscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://trib.al/dJv9Uw8Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world.Connect with us on…YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BloombergBreaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow