{"id":87564,"date":"2026-09-09T01:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87564\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T01:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T01:42:12","slug":"germany-to-send-ukraine-pac-2-missiles-from-its-own-stockpile-as-kyiv-says-most-of-the-roughly-1000-patriot-missiles-it-is-ordering-will-take-years-to-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87564\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany to\u00a0send Ukraine PAC-2 missiles from its own stockpile, as\u00a0Kyiv says most of\u00a0the roughly 1,000 Patriot missiles it\u00a0is\u00a0ordering will take years to\u00a0arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany will send Ukraine PAC-2 air defense missiles from its own stockpiles for use in\u00a0American-made Patriot systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u00a0am\u00a0aware that it\u00a0is\u00a0not easy to\u00a0strike a\u00a0balance between one\u2019s own security requirements and urgently needed support for Ukraine. But please: if\u00a0in\u00a0doubt, decide in\u00a0favor of\u00a0Ukraine,\u201d German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at\u00a0a\u00a0meeting of\u00a0the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, known as\u00a0the Ramstein group.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0the same meeting that Kyiv is\u00a0signing contracts for about 1,000 missiles for Patriot air defense systems. Most of\u00a0the missiles will arrive only in\u00a0the coming years, he\u00a0said, so\u00a0Ukraine is\u00a0asking its partners to\u00a0provide missiles from their own stockpiles.<\/p>\n

European Union countries also approved an\u00a0exception to\u00a0procurement rules allowing Ukraine to\u00a0buy critical components for Patriot air defense systems, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cThe next tranche of\u00a03.2 billion euros will allow Ukraine to\u00a0protect its skies more effectively from Russia\u2019s indiscriminate attacks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Under the original terms of\u00a0the Ukraine Support Loan, Kyiv could spend the funds only on\u00a0weapons and equipment produced mainly in\u00a0European Union countries or\u00a0by\u00a0European manufacturers.<\/p>\n

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