Consensing 1 Minute Creation, Zelenskyy Oaths Ukraine Retaliating To Russian Attacks

JAKARTA - Ukraine will retaliate against Russian missile attacks that killed 29 people and damaged children's hospitals in Kyiv.

This was confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, July 8, during a visit to Warsaw where he signed a security pact with Poland.

As world leaders prepare to attend the NATO summit which began on Tuesday, July 9 in Washington, Zelenskiy called on Kyiv allies to give a firm response to today's attack at a press conference that began with a one-minute silence for the victims.

"I would also like to hear from our partners (about) greater resilience and a strong response to the blow Russia is once again hitting our people, our land and our children," he said.

"We will definitely take revenge on these people, we will definitely give a strong response from our side to Russia. The question for our partners is, can they respond?", added Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy said Kyiv wanted to be able to use weapons supplied by his partners to attack locations in Russia where attacks were launched.

"I think we really want to accept such a decision from our partners," he said. Or they want to see a strike again," he continued.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was waiting for concrete steps from its Western partners to strengthen air defenses and protect its energy sector.

He said Kyiv was initiating an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the Russian attack.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland was discussing how they could help provide energy for Ukraine before winter when Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian presidents also said Poland was open to the idea of shooting down Russian missiles heading towards NATO territory while they were still in Ukrainian territory.

"We need clear cooperation in NATO here, as such actions require shared responsibility with NATO... we are open to it, logic shows that this will definitely be a more effective action," he said.

This agreement with Poland is the 21st agreement signed by Kyiv with countries including the United States, Britain, France and Germany.