Contents tagged with Patriot
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Germany to supply Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense system amid Russian strikes
Germany has decided to supply Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense system in order to strengthen the country's defenses against Russia, the German Federal Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday, April 13. The anti-aircraft missile system, taken from Bundeswehr reserves, is to be delivered to the Ukrainian side without delay. The decision comes in response to escalated missile and bomb strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory, the ministry said in a statement.
"We are doing as much …
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European Parliament delays EU Council funding over failure to supply Ukraine with Patriot systems
The European Parliament has postponed a decision on funding for the Council of the European Union due to the failure of EU member states to provide additional Patriot systems to Ukraine, Evropeiska Pravda reports, citing MEPs in attendance.
Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian Prime Minister from the Renew Europe faction, proposed removing the European Council's budget approval from the agenda until the member states can deliver the seven Patriot systems that Ukraine urgently requires. …
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Western allies, led by Germany, commit to strengthening Ukraine's air defense with Patriots
Western allies led by Germany have agreed to bolster Ukraine's air defense by providing additional anti-aircraft systems, including the Patriot system, following a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council in Brussels, according to statements made by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.
"After the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting, where I urged the Alliance countries to immediately provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems, specifically …
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Kyiv: Ukraine and United States to jointly produce air defense systems
Ukraine and the United States will begin a joint production of air defense systems in Ukraine, said Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshyn in an interview with the news outlet New Voice (NV). According to him, this agreement was reached between Kyiv and Washington during President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent visit to the United States.
"During our visit to the United States, we not only received assurances of continued financial and military support, but also willingness to work …
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Germany to send 64 additional missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
Germany will provide Ukraine with 64 additional missiles for the Patriot air defense systems, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
According to him, the missiles will be delivered to Ukraine "immediately."
"This is a very important sign of continued support for the successful air defense efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, especially now, at this special stage of the war," Pistorius said.
Denmark, the United Kingdom, the …
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Ukraine has received Patriot air defense systems from 3 countries
Ukraine has received Patriot air defense systems from the United States, the Netherlands and Germany, said Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk.
"Such air defense systems will protect against attacks by Russian cruise missiles and UAVs. We thank our partners for the significant strengthening of Ukraine's air defense," Pavlyuk said.
The Patriot systems were developed by the American Company Raytheon. They were first deployed by the U.S. Army in the mid-1980s. …
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Putin threatens to 'knock out' Patriot air defense systems to be delivered to Ukraine by U.S.
Russian president Vladimir Putin promised to knock out those Patriot air defense systems that the United States will deliver to the Ukrainian military.
"They say patriots can be delivered there. Okay, let them bring it, we'll knock out those Patriots. Those who oppose us proceed from the fact that these are supposedly defensive weapons. Okay, we'll just keep that in mind. And there will always be an antidote. So those who do it are doing it in vain. This is just prolonging the conflict, that' …