Germany, with support from Norwegian partners, will send two additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine during 2025. The announcement came from German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Warsaw Security Forum during a panel titled “Winning the war before it starts: European strategies for Ukraine,” Ukrinform reported.
“Recent Russian attacks - more than 580 drones and over 40 missiles - have once again underscored the importance of strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses. And that’s exactly what we’re doing. Germany has already delivered three Patriot systems,” Pistorius said.
He stressed that more effective and much closer cooperation between Europe’s and Ukraine’s defense industries would better counter future challenges on the continent.
“We all need to ensure sustainable support for Ukraine — more decisively and more robustly than in recent months. The European Union must back this by providing a significantly more flexible regulatory framework for Europe’s defense industry. That’s the only way to quickly ramp up production capacity - and therefore deliveries to Ukraine,” Pistorius said.
The defense minister also explained that the Bundeswehr is prepared to shoot down Russian drones, but only if there is a real security threat. He said any action would depend on the specific situation.
Earlier, media reported that Ukraine could face a shortfall in air defenses after a Pentagon review of military aid in June led to slower deliveries. The problem has worsened after months of irregular and smaller-than-expected shipments from the Pentagon.
