Germany refuses to provide Patriot missile systems and Taurus missiles to Ukraine!
Although Germany has recently accused the United States of insufficient military aid to Ukraine, when it comes to its own situation, it has taken a completely different attitude.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with the UK's Financial Times that due to the serious shortage of Patriot missile systems in Germany at present, it will not provide the system to Ukraine as requested.
Germany originally had 12 Patriot air defense systems, three of which had previously been transferred to Kyiv, two were leased to Poland, and one was continuously being repaired or used for training, leaving Germany with only six operational Patriot systems.
"We have only six left in Germany, which is too few, especially considering the NATO capability targets we must achieve. We definitely cannot give them to Ukraine anymore,"
At the same time, Pistorius confirmed that Germany will not provide long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
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