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NATO chief says air defence for Ukraine 'top priority'

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says that Ukraine's western backers are looking to provide Kyiv with more air defences to protect against Russia's "indiscriminate" missile attacks across the country. "We will address how to ramp up support for Ukraine and the top priority will be more air defence for Ukraine," Stoltenberg says at the start of a meeting by Ukraine's allies on arms supplies to Kyiv. SOUNDBITE

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