Ukraine’s strengthening of its air defense is one of the priorities for this year. Ukraine wants to acquire the Patriot air defense system and the Samp-T systems, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, at the Diplomacy in Times of War forum. “The first (priority for 2024) is air defense. And not just air defense – but Patriot and Samp-T, capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. We need to act very focused, without dilution,” the minister said. Kuleba emphasized that Ukraine does not want a response like “you are working on strengthening air defense.” “We are…