Ukraine negotiates with Poland, Romania, Spain on air defense systems supply

The Financial Times reports about it, citing its own sources.

European countries say they have no plans to send additional systems to Ukraine, arguing that they need to maintain their own defense capabilities.

“They only need seven,” one person said. “But it’s complicated.”

Germany has given two Patriot systems to Ukraine but made clear this week it would not provide more. 

“We will not be able to offer any more systems for the time being,” the defence ministry said on Monday.

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda also ruled out supplying Patriot systems. Instead, he said Warsaw could transfer more of its Soviet-built missiles to Kyiv, without specifying which models.

“In Poland, we’re just starting to build the Patriot anti-missile defence system. This system in Poland is not ready yet, so we have nothing to donate, even if we wanted to,” Duda said.

“Ukraine’s demands have put a spotlight on strategic minimum levels of defence capabilities, and whether European NATO states would decide to drop below what they have determined is the least amount required to defend their states in order to send equipment to Ukraine,” the Financial Times concludes.