NATO is to meet via video-link with the Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss the country’s air defence needs in response to recent heavy Russian airstrikes. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the meeting for Wednesday at the request of Ukraine, Farah Dakhlallah, a spokesperson for the alliance said in a statement. The meeting, held by NATO allies’ ambassador’s to the alliance, comes after Russian attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine, Dakhlallah said. Umerov is to brief the allies’ representatives “on the battlefield situation and priority capabilit…