Scholz Says EU Leaders to Send Ukraine More Patriot Systems
- Germany plans to deliver a third Patriot system to Kyiv
- Ukraine has called for air defense in face of Russian attacks
A Patriot missile system in Munster, Germany.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pressured other European Union leaders to send more Patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine as Russia escalates missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure and urban centers.
Speaking to reporters after an informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Scholz said Germany will send a third Patriot system to Ukraine and that another six should follow soon from other member states, which he didn’t identify.