Berlin and Washington will take a decision about sending two U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to Kyiv within days or weeks.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced this on Monday after talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Ukrinform reports, citing Reuters.
Speaking in Washington, Pistorius said talks would continue at the working level to finalize details, including the number of launchers and missiles that might be included in the agreement.
With a deal in place, the first Patriot unit could be sent to Ukraine within months, he said. He declined to comment on whether the talks also addressed offensive weapons for Kyiv.
The report notes that Germany has donated three of its own Patriot units to Kyiv, retaining nine systems – much fewer than the 36 Patriot batteries it had at the height of the Cold War.
Germany has offered to buy U.S. Patriot units to supply them to Ukraine which has suffered some of the heaviest Russian attacks of the war over the past weeks.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated earlier that Germany would play a crucial role in the procurement of Patriot air defense systems from the United States for Ukraine.
Source: Decision on Patriot systems for Kyiv expected within days or weeks – Pistorius
