European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday welcomed EU member states' agreement to grant Ukraine a derogation allowing it to purchase crucial products needed for Patriot air defense systems.
"Together with NATO Secretary General Rutte, I welcome the agreement by member states on the derogation for Ukraine to purchase crucial products for Patriot air defense systems," von der Leyen said in a statement.
She said the next disbursement of €3.2 billion ($3.7 billion) under the Ukraine Support Loan would enable Kyiv to better protect its airspace against Russian attacks.
The European Union has unexpectedly agreed to purchase American Patriot missiles, while Zelenskyy stated that he will receive them through an EU loan.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Germany is urgently transferring interceptor missiles to Ukraine from its own military stocks.
Germany will urgently provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles from its own stocks, says Pistorius.
ReplyDelete"Preparing Ukraine for winter is a top priority."
European countries are planning to buy US-supplied Patriot interceptors for Ukraine by next winter, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the news agency, the countries are currently finalizing their plan to use NATO’s program known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) to purchase more interceptors that will be supplied to Kiev in time for the winter. The people declined to elaborate on the number of missiles for security reasons.