Germany has submitted a proposal to the United States To acquire two Patriot Antialea Defense Batteriestogether with additional interceptors, which would be destined for Ukraine. The information, revealed by the German newspaper Bild On July 3, he points to an attempt by Berlin for underpinning the Ukrainian defense in a moment of growing uncertainty about the continuity of US military support.
According to the medium, the proposal She was transferred with discretion to the US Secretary of Defenseseveral weeks ago. The movement comes after kyiv tried, without success, directly acquire these systems from Washington. Given the refusal, the Ukrainian authorities sought the support of Germany to intercede and facilitate delivery.
The recent suspension of US military aid shipments to Ukraine – abruptly declined on July 2 by the administration of Joe Biden – has generated concern in Berlin.
German officials They fear that the measure can also put your application for patriot systems at risk, which would further complicate efforts to reinforce Ukrainian aerial defense. “It has been clear that Europe, by itself, cannot completely compensate for the loss of American weapons,” says the report cited by Bild.
In this new scenario, Germany and other European allies would be valuing to send part of their own patriot systems reserves to Ukraine, in response to US paralysis.
That same July 2, the Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, confirmed that weapon shipments to Ukraine were being reviewed. Parnell indicated that the Department of Defense works on different options to advise President Donald Trump, always under the premise of prioritizing the preparation of US armed forces and the “America first” agenda.
