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A NATO state said it could buy Patriot systems for Ukraine from countries not prepared to give them directly
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Ukraine is searching for more Patriot systems as it runs low on air defenses to stop Russian attacks.
Rutte’s comments came after remarks made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said on Wednesday that Ukraine’s allies should help it with air defenses.
Ukraine has been successful at using the air-defense system to down Russian projectiles, helping to dispel earlier doubts about the Patriot’s capabilities.
But Ukraine is running critically low on air defense supplies, giving Russia’s missile and drone attacks — which have destroyed energy infrastructure, hit residential buildings, and killed civilians — more chance of success.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this month that Ukraine needs 25 Patriot systems with between six and eight batteries each to protect the country fully.
Ukraine’s shortages, which also include ammunition and other weaponry, have been exacerbated by Republicans in the US stalling on billions in further aid over the past six months.
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