Spiegel reported a delay in the delivery of Patriot air defense systems from Germany to Ukraine

Germany's delivery of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine may take a long time due to the low production rates of these systems in the United States. This was reported by Spiegel magazine on July 23.

"The Bundeswehr will be able to transfer additional Patriot systems from its arsenal to Ukraine only if Germany immediately receives new systems from the United States," the publication quoted German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius as saying.

According to his estimates, it may take Berlin up to eight months to compensate for Patriots that have already been shipped and are scheduled for delivery to Kiev.

Pistorius stressed that Germany could receive a battery for transfer to Ukraine, originally intended for Switzerland, but the delivery of the remaining complexes would take even longer.

"We expect that NATO will then reach out to the United States again and make it clear to the manufacturer of the Patriot systems that countries transferring their systems should receive new systems within a few months," he added.

Ukraine is waiting for new Patriot complexes. What you need to know

On July 19, The Wall Street Journal reported on the US decision to reorient supplies of Patriot air defense systems to its allies so that they reach Ukraine faster. It was noted that this step highlights the difficulties with the supply of American air defense systems to Kiev, as well as other Western weapons, since defense production lines are having a hard time coping with the requests of the Ukrainian authorities.

Earlier, on July 14, US President Donald Trump said that the United States and the European Union had reached an agreement on the supply of weapons to Ukraine. According to him, the United States will produce weapons for Ukraine, and European countries will pay for them.

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