Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)
RT @deaidua: According to AXIOS, negotiations between the German and US government regarding the purchase of two MIM-104 Patriot fire units and hundreds of missiles from US stocks for #Ukraine are ongoing.
However, US President Trump suggested to the German Chancellor Merz that Germany delivers another MIM-104 Patriot fire unit from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine, with European allies and the US splitting the costs for that.
While this would of course somewhat work in terms of the improvement of Ukrainian capabilities in the short term, this would firstly massively hurt the Bundeswehr and tear a huge hole in the German defence capabilities which are needed not only for territorial defence but also for NATO missions in Poland and elsewhere (after all the German government has already donated three fire units — meaning 25% of all fire units pre-2022 in service with the Bundeswehr — to Ukraine).
Secondly, this would also leave another problem...
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RT @deaidua: According to AXIOS, negotiations between the German and US government regarding the purchase of two MIM-104 Patriot fire units and hundreds of missiles from US stocks for #Ukraine are ongoing.
However, US President Trump suggested to the German Chancellor Merz that Germany delivers another MIM-104 Patriot fire unit from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine, with European allies and the US splitting the costs for that.
While this would of course somewhat work in terms of the improvement of Ukrainian capabilities in the short term, this would firstly massively hurt the Bundeswehr and tear a huge hole in the German defence capabilities which are needed not only for territorial defence but also for NATO missions in Poland and elsewhere (after all the German government has already donated three fire units — meaning 25% of all fire units pre-2022 in service with the Bundeswehr — to Ukraine).
Secondly, this would also leave another problem...
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Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)
RT @deaidua: So it seems like the exact details will be worked out during today's visit by the German Minister of Defence Pistorius to his US colleague, but it's already safe to say that Germany will finance Patriot missiles, likely at least one Patriot fire unit for #Ukraine, or has/will agree to hand over another one (would be the fourth) from Bundeswehr stocks.
According to a spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defence, we can expect a statement from the German Minister of Defence on the matter at around 9:45 pm, 10 pm UTC+2 (in ~4 hours). I will of course report on this in detail.
RT @deaidua: So it seems like the exact details will be worked out during today's visit by the German Minister of Defence Pistorius to his US colleague, but it's already safe to say that Germany will finance Patriot missiles, likely at least one Patriot fire unit for #Ukraine, or has/will agree to hand over another one (would be the fourth) from Bundeswehr stocks.
According to a spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defence, we can expect a statement from the German Minister of Defence on the matter at around 9:45 pm, 10 pm UTC+2 (in ~4 hours). I will of course report on this in detail.