Bloomberg Surveillance · Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Rose Gottemoeller highlights Ukraine's success in denying Russia Black Sea control and battlefield advances, stating their next strategy involves a 'missile duel.' While Ukrainians are adept missile users and have mastered drone defense, Gottemoeller points out their critical need for improved air defense systems, particularly against ballistic missiles, which the US and allies have not yet provided.
“So now Zelenski says, we're taking to the air and this war will be won with this missile duel that's going on between Russia and Ukraine. And Ukrainians are very good missile pairs. They have shown that so The question now is what about air defense.”
“They are not doing well defending against ballistic missiles because the United States and its allies are not providing them patriot missile defense interceptors.”
“So the problem now is can they improve their missile defenses. They're doing great against drones, you know, they've mastered that, and in fact, the Middle East other places are clamoring for their grone defense systems, but they need help to defend against these bigger ballistic missiles.”