German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the decision to send another Patriot air defense system to Ukraine was not easy for the German leadership. His words are quoted TASS.
On Monday, May 13, the head of the German government attended a joint press conference with the prime ministers of several countries. In addition to the kingdom’s cabinet heads, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland also attended the event in Denmark.
“As you know, we decided to provide Ukraine with a third Patriot system, and it was not an easy decision because we do not have that many systems. But it was important to do this,” Scholz said.
He expressed hope that Berlin’s example would motivate some other European states to do the same. However, the Chancellor did not specify which countries he was talking about.
At the same time, the head of government pointed out that Germany has so far allocated military aid to Ukraine or has committed to provide support worth a total of 28 billion Euros. According to Scholz, Kiev will receive help from Berlin in 2024. amounting to 7 billion euros
“According to me, [это] “It is the largest figure in all of Europe,” the Chancellor said.
Before that, German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger reportedHe said his country would deliver another IRIS-T air defense system to the conflict zone in May. At the same time, Kiev is still waiting for the transfer of an additional Patriot complex. promise I returned in April.
Formerly Russian Ministry of Defense stated About the destruction of part of the Patriot complex in the zone of a special military operation (SVO).
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Source: Gazeta
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