Germany to Deploy Patriot Missiles to Defend Polish Airspace
- Poland wants missiles to be stationed near border with Ukraine
- German, Polish agreement follows strike that killed two people
A Bundeswehr Patriot anti-aircraft missile system test firing in October.
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Germany will send Patriot missiles and fighter jets to Poland as part of an air-defense deal following a strike that raised fears of a significant escalation between NATO allies and Russia.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the missiles will be deployed near the Ukrainian border, securing an agreement less than a week after an explosion killed two people in a village near the Ukrainian border.