Patriot missiles Ukraine

Poland plans to send Ukraine several Patriot missiles in €50 million aid package

Poland plans to send Ukraine several interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems as part of a new military aid package worth 50 million euros, Rzeczpospolita reported, citing government and military sources.

17 September, 12:41 PM

Ukraine contracts about 1,000 Patriots but faces years-long delivery timeline

Ukraine is contracting for about 1,000 Patriot interceptor missiles with allied support, Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said on Sept. 8.

9 September, 02:42 PM

Madrid steps up Patriot missile shipments amid EU pressure

Spain will increase its supplies of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced at an EU diplomatic summit, Le Monde wrote on Sept. 3.

4 September, 11:28 AM

Defense Express calculates how many Patriot missiles €2B EU loan may buy

Ukraine could procure between 190 and 580 PAC-3 MSE interceptors for Patriot systems using €2 billion ($2.31 billion) from an EU loan, military portal Defense Express estimated on Sept. 1.

2 September, 09:52 AM

Ukraine's ex-defense chief Fedorov offers U.S. a “drone army” in exchange for Patriots

Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated he would help the United States “build an army of drones” in exchange for transferring Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, The Financial Times reported on August 30.

31 August, 08:41 AM

UK PM Burnham to visit U.S. in September to push Trump for Patriot interceptors — Bloomberg

UK PM Andy Burnham plans to travel to the United States in September alongside European Union leaders to persuade President Donald Trump to grant Ukraine access to American stockpiles of Patriot missiles ahead of winter, Bloomberg wrote on Aug. 25.

25 August, 11:15 AM

Zelenskyy presses U.S. senators on sanctions and local Patriot missile production

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and James Lankford in Kyiv following the National Prayer Breakfast on August 23, according to the President's Office.

24 August, 09:29 AM

Zelenskyy makes ballistic missile defense top priority in Kellogg talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Gen. Keith Kellogg, a former special representative for the U.S. president, who arrived in Kyiv from Odesa to attend the Veterans Forum.

22 August, 05:21 PM

Wadephul expects a positive result from Patriot missile talks for Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said talks with allies to secure additional interceptor missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot air defense systems are advancing and that he expects a positive result.

22 August, 04:04 PM

Polish Defense Ministry rejects claims Patriot transfer hurts Poland

Transferring missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine would not weaken Poland's own defense capabilities, Poland's Deputy Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk said on the program Grafitti on Aug. 14, according to Polsat News.

14 August, 05:09 PM

Former Polish defense chief slams potential Patriot missile transfer to Ukraine

Former Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak criticized the potential transfer of Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, calling the move “unacceptable” in a statement on August 13.

14 August, 02:13 PM

Kallas urges EU states to release Patriot missiles from stockpiles for Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called on every member state holding Patriot interceptor missiles in reserve to transfer them to Ukraine.

13 August, 05:18 PM

Poland weighs sending Ukraine more Patriot missiles after Russian incursion

Poland could decide within days whether to send Ukraine additional Patriot interceptor missiles, Deputy Defense Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said, RMF FM24 reported.

13 August, 04:48 PM

Europe is running short of Patriot missiles for Ukraine as allies reach their limits

European countries are running short of Patriot interceptor missiles, with allies warning they are reaching the limits of their capacity and Kyiv forced to compete for every missile, Politico reported on Aug. 10.

11 August, 01:55 PM

Finland says support for Ukraine cannot come at expense of its own defenses

Finland cannot jeopardize its own air defense readiness by transferring weapons beyond what it can safely spare, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said in an interview with Ilta-Sanomat while discussing Ukraine’s shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.

9 August, 03:50 PM

Trump backs away from promise to let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles locally

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have backed away from an earlier promise to grant Ukraine licenses to produce interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, The New York Times reported on July 31.

1 August, 07:08 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Russian ballistic missiles

Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles launched during Russia’s overnight mass attack because it lacked interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

1 August, 12:25 PM

Trump ‘not sure’ about Patriot license transfer to Ukraine

President Donald Trump said he is “not sure” whether the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles, stating that Washington is “looking at it”, The Financial Times reported on July 30.

31 July, 08:39 AM

Zelenskyy asked Trump for emergency 'winter package' of Patriot missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he asked U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington for an emergency "winter package" of Patriot missiles to defend Ukraine's energy facilities from Russian attacks, Axios reported on July 28.

29 July, 02:50 PM

Poland proposes joint Patriot missile production with U.S. and Ukraine

Poland proposed establishing joint production of Patriot air defense missiles with the United States and Ukraine on its territory, Deputy Minister of National Defense Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka announced, PAP reported on July 24.

24 July, 11:15 AM

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