Patriotic anti -aircraft missile systems that President Donald Trump said will not come to Ukraine until the spring of 2026.
It turns out that the rapid delivery of these air defense systems, which is urgently needed by Ukraine, is a difficult task. This is almost impossible to do, even after the statement of Trump, which last week promised to send the arsenal of weapons to Ukraine. This was reported by Spiegel.
German Minister Boris Pistorius insists on accelerating the transmission of systems, emphasizing that Washington’s fatal decision. And the United States expect European allies to temporarily donate part of their patriot to Ukraine, and subsequently will receive new installations from the American manufacturer RTX Corporation.
The problem is that officials said that the first system will be available no earlier than eight months later, namely in the spring of 2026. Only then will Germany get a battery, which was originally sent to Switzerland. And other partners will take even more time to provide these air defense systems for Ukraine.
We will recall that the head of the German Ministry of Defense Pistorus, while participating in Ramstain, said that Berlin and Washington agreed with the transfer of five systems of patriots to Ukraine. In addition, Germany, along with Great Britain, will provide Ukraine with 220,000 35-mm ties for anti-aircraft systems of anti-aircraft weapons Gepard for a short time.
Source: Spiegel
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