PARIS — Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he had urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to speed up deliveries of air-defence interceptors, as Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter. Sybiha spoke to Reuters after talks with Rubio on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris.

Source: Reuters via Military Times

“I raised the issue of how we could speed up some supply, how we could find a proper way to maybe front-load something, and how we could try to find additional quantities,” Sybiha said. He said he had also requested additional support for Ukraine's battered energy grid, while confirming that US intelligence sharing and military assistance through the Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme remained in place.

“We should work on the peace track, but in parallel we should continue to pressure Russia,” he said, pressing Washington to maintain pressure on Moscow even as US-mediated diplomatic efforts to end the war took place in Abu Dhabi, where Ukrainian and Russian officials are holding talks.

Black Sea ceasefire proposals sent to Moscow, Kyiv ‘not so optimistic’

Sybiha said Ukraine remained prepared to discuss a range of de-escalatory measures, including ceasefires covering the Black Sea and energy infrastructure. Proposals for a Black Sea ceasefire had been conveyed to Russia through intermediaries including Turkey, Egypt and India, he said, but he added he was “not so optimistic” about progress and was still awaiting a response from Moscow. On the Abu Dhabi talks, he said: “Ukraine has serious intentions … We try to use any opportunity to speed up peace efforts and to make peace closer.”

Sybiha reiterated Kyiv's accusation that Russia is deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure ahead of winter. “[Russian President Vladimir Putin] tries to break our spirit during the winter,” he said. Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians in the war, which is now well into its fifth year.

A few hours of electricity a day in Kyiv

Sybiha said his own family in Kyiv — including three children — like most Ukrainians, often had only a few hours of electricity a day. “It means no heating, no water, no sanitation, so it's a big challenge for us,” he added. He said the cost of the war would rise significantly in 2027 and expressed hope that Kyiv could secure longer-term financial commitments from its partners by the end of the year. “We need macrostability,” he said. “For domestic purposes, it keeps the spirit of our people strong when they understand that at least for one to two years we have long-term commitments.”

Sybiha was attending the Paris meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, as well as the European Union — where, according to Ukraine's Foreign Ministry as reported by the Kyiv Post, he briefed allies on the battlefield situation, the consequences of Russian attacks, and Ukraine's most urgent defence and resilience needs ahead of winter, and also held talks with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and other G7 counterparts.

Source: Kyiv Post