The Minister noted that negotiations on obtaining these systems were difficult.
Patriot
Ukraine has identified which it can use to protect the population in large cities, except Kyiv.
As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview with The Guardian, one air defense system is from Germany. Negotiations are ongoing on four others, and two more complexes are in sight. In addition, the eighth installation may come from the United States.
According to media reports, Greece and Spain are considering the supply of Patriot; Poland and Romania have the same systems.
Kuleba noted that negotiations are underway. obtaining these systems was difficult because “the countries operating the Patriot negotiate, in particular, compensation.”
- President Vladimir Zelensky, during an address to participants in the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting on April 19, said, that Ukraine needs at least seven Patriot or similar air defense systems for defense.
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the end of the meeting that “the allies agreed to step up actions and provide additional military support, including air defense.”