US President Donald Trump has demanded that Germany provide Kiev with Patriot air defense systems from its own reserves, APA reports citing Bild.
Initially, it was assumed that Ukraine would receive two Patriot systems from the US, and Germany would finance the replenishment of US stocks. Now it has become clear that Germany must transfer its own Patriots to Kiev, although the Bundeswehr is already short of them. According to the newspaper, Trump does not intend to share the systems that the American army has. This means that Germany will have to not only transfer its anti-aircraft missile systems, but also purchase them from the United States to replenish the reserves.