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Greece, Spain will refuse to send Ukraine air defense systems
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https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-spain-ukraine-air-defense-systems-war/?
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Madrid won’t redeploy one of its three Patriots to Ukraine, reports Spanish outlet El País, instead committing only to sending missiles that can be used in existing versions of the surface-to-air system.
While the extra firepower will be welcome, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said his country is way short of having at least seven high-grade air defense system batteries to launch missiles needed to protect cities and critical infrastructure from Russian attacks.
Allies had been hopeful that Spain could be one of the donors, as Kyiv attempts to fend off Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.
“Greece is not going to send S-300 or Patriot to Ukraine,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during an interview on domestic station Skai TV late Thursday, according to Reuters.
Germany, which has promised Ukraine three of its Patriot batteries, has led the charge to lobby countries to donate their unused systems.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said this week he “expects” countries to make the pledge, adding that he “could not understand” the refusal by the likes of Spain and Greece.
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