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Germany Urges US to Send Kyiv Another Patriot Missile System
Story by Alberto Nardelli, Michael Nienaber and Jennifer Jacobs
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government is pushing the US to deliver at least one more Patriot anti-missile system to Ukraine to help close the air-defense gap as Russia escalates a barrage of attacks, according to people familiar with the matter.
Berlin’s pressure campaign aimed at its transatlantic ally is part of a coordinated effort to get NATO and European Union partners to step up assistance for Ukraine on air defense, the people said on condition of anonymity. Germany will also keep pressing European allies this week, including France and Italy, to assess what they’re able to deliver.
Germany’s prodding is something of a role reversal for Scholz, whose government has often been pilloried since Russia’s invasion for dragging its feet on weapons deliveries. The German leader has maintained his resistance to sending longer-range Taurus missiles to Kyiv, arguing that such deliveries risk making the country a party to war.
But Scholz has spearheaded an effort to send more Patriot and other air-defense systems to Ukraine as the war-battered nation sustains increased attacks that have destroyed parts of its energy infrastructure and city centers. The chancellor said last week Germany will send a third Patriot battery — and that six should follow soon from other EU member states.
For the German military, three Patriots would account for a quarter of its arsenal, a far larger proportion than the US. Other hardware as part of Berlin’s appeal are Samp/T ground-to-air systems, NASAMS and Hawk missiles, Iris-T systems as well as parts and funding to support those efforts.
Kyiv has asked allies for at least seven more Patriot systems earlier this month, but has so far only received the German commitment. That pledge will bring the number of Patriot systems provided by Germany to three.
Missile, Drone Barrages
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck cited the “extremely high numbers of drones and rockets” targeting Ukraine and called air defense the most pressing need for Ukrainian forces.
“If the Americans could send over Patriot systems that would help enormously,” Habeck said Monday in an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio.
Spokespeople for the White House National Security Council didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukrainian officials lauded passage in the US House of Representatives of a $61 billion military and economic aid package that was held up for six months amid Republican resistance. But Kyiv’s forces in the meantime have suffered painful shortages of ammunition and manpower as the Kremlin exploits the vulnerability.
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Російська армія не сильна, Вона просто довга.
Зеленський про F-16: У нас будуть літаки
Bitte seien Sie diszipliniert.
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