“The representative of the German Ministry of Defense was unable to confirm the sending of components of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, as previously stated by US President Donald Trump. Source: “European Truth” with reference to DW direct language of the interlocutor of the publication: “I cannot confirm that something is on the road now.””, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to DW
The direct language of the interlocutor of the edition: “I can’t confirm that something is on the road now.”
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Details: On July 15, US President Donald Trump said that the supply of missiles for Patriot to Ukraine from Germany has already begun.
He assured that “they leave Germany, and then Germany replaces them, and in all cases the United States receives full payment.”
On July 16, a representative of the German Defense Ministry reported that on July 21, a meeting of the participants of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (the so -called Ramstein format), which will discuss options for accelerating the supply of Patriot complexes to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Prehistory:
- On July 14, Trump announced an agreement between the US and NATO, for which the supply of US weapons to Ukraine will be paid for by European allies.
- Trump also announced the departure of additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.
- The British news agency Reuters has written that President Donald Trump’s promise to give Ukraine additional weapons, in particular, the Patriot missile defense systems, the expense of partners, has been a surprise even for the US close allies – everything looks like they learned about it in advance, but only at the time of announcement. It was reported that the most difficult part is now – to agree on who will actually give their valuable systems, including Patriot missile batteries that Kiev needs.