Ukrainian President of Greeding Visited Rome, where he negotiated with Merz. Germany plans to strengthen the air defense of Ukraine with modern systems.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Genskyj met on Thursday as part of a conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Rome with German office Friedrich Merz. He thanked Germany for his military support, especially for air defense systems, which, according to him, protect the Ukrainians from the attacks of Russian forces every day. Greeding it wrote in the post on the X platform, informs TASR referring to DPA.
The German office, which he addressed by the name Friedrich, also informed Zelenskyj about the latest attacks of Russian forces and the deployment of special drones, which can shoot down dozens of Russian Iranian drones Šáhid once.
“I am grateful for the willingness to invest in increasing our drone production and for words of support for our citizens,” said the Ukrainian president. According to him, Germany is the country that has the weight and influence of paving Ukraine’s way to the EU, so it greatly appreciates Merz’s “firm and decisive attitude”.
The US is willing to deliver systems to deliver
At the conference, Merz announced that Germany wants to buy from the USA Air Defense Patriot air defense systems to provide Ukraine. He did not indicate how many systems he intends to buy, but according to the media, there are two batteries. He has already spoken about this issue with US President Donald Trump, who indicated their willingness to deliver them.
Germany has already provided great support to Ukraine by delivering various types of air defense systems. Patriot is one of the most modern in the world. Depending on the rocket used, it can hit targets within approximately 100 kilometers and up to 30 kilometers.
Depending on the configuration, the mobile launcher can accommodate up to 16 missiles. According to CSIS, the American Think-Tank costs one most used PAC-3 missile of approximately $ 4 million.
