Germany’s defence ministry said on 1 August that it would deliver two Patriot systems to Ukraine in the coming days – after reaching an agreement with the United States that Berlin would be the first to receive the new systems in return.
“During the NATO-level talks on supporting Ukraine with additional Patriot systems, Germany stated from the outset that it was ready to provide the system components. The premise was that the US manufacturer would in turn deliver new Patriot systems as soon as possible so that we could continue to fulfil our commitment to NATO. This commitment on the part of the US is valid. Thus, Germany can first support Ukraine with launchers and then with additional components of the Patriot system,” German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said.
The German Defence Ministry specified that additional components of the system would be delivered to Ukraine in two-three months.
Germany has already supplied Ukraine with three Patriot systems, which play an important role in the country’s air defence.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced last month that Germany was coordinating with the United States on the delivery of Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine.
In recent months, amid intensified Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, Kiev has consistently asked Western allies for increased supplies of air defence systems. In June, during the closing press conference of the NATO summit in The Hague, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would consider selling additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.
On 14 July, Trump said during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that he planned to provide Ukraine with “billions of dollars worth of weapons” to be purchased by NATO. He named Patriot air defence systems among the military equipment planned to be provided to Ukraine.