Key Points and Summary – In a significant boost for Ukraine’s beleaguered air defenses, the United States and Germany are leading a new NATO initiative to deliver five Patriot missile systems to Kyiv.
-The plan, personally championed by President Trump, marks a major policy reversal and will see European allies and Canada pay for the advanced American hardware.
-The Netherlands, Norway, and the UK are also contributing significantly with additional funding, missiles for F-16s, and counter-drone technology.
-This “open-ended” commitment is a direct response to Russia’s refusal to negotiate and its escalating air war against Ukrainian cities.
U.S. Joins European Allies In New Ukraine Patriot Battery Deliveries
Germany and the United States have confirmed that five Patriot air defense systems are being sent to Ukraine, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s promise to bolster Ukrainian defenses following Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire.
The announcement was made by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Monday during the 29th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. Pistorius said that the agreement was made with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent visit to the White house.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined the online meeting, reportedly discussing an initiative that he announced with President Trump last week.
“Speaking to Defence Ministers who joined for the meeting, the Secretary General highlighted the initiative that he and US President Donald J Trump announced last week to boost support for Ukraine by opening additional US assets to Ukraine through investment by Allies in Europe and Canada,” a NATO press statement reads.
Rutte described the plan as “open-ended,” adding that it “complements a range of other initiatives through which Allies support Ukraine and provides new access to US equipment and technology that Ukraine has requested for urgent delivery.”
European Countries Step Up
The Netherlands also confirmed this week that it plans to “substantially contribute” towards the delivery of Patriot systems. Dutch Defense minister Ruben Brekelmans said in a statement published on social media that details “will be worked out soon.”
Brekelmans also said that the Netherlands will provide more missiles for Ukraine’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets, as well as counter-drone technology and additional radar systems.
“We also step up our air defence support: F16-ammunition, counter-drones, radars etc,” Brekelmans said.
Following a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr also confirmed on Monday that it would contribute to the next round of deliveries.
“Noway is prepared to share the bill. We will make a significant contribution. This is the most immediate operational solution we can provide,” he said.
Merz confirmed that Germany would send two of its own Patriot units, out of a total of nine, with the United States expected to provide replacements.
The United Kingdom, meanwhile, is expected to contribute an additional $950 million in artillery supplies and air defense systems.
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Jim
July 22, 2025 at 5:30 pm
By reports, Russia has destroyed three Patriot batteries in the last week.
So, over all Kiev gains two Patriot Batteries (five minus three equals two).
With nightly drone & missile raids to Kiev of 400 or 500 and some people talking about 1,000 raids to Kiev these two additional Patriot batteries won’t go very far.
Russia is overwhelming Kiev with numbers. If Russia keeps this pace up, any defensive system will run out of munitions to stop it.
Kiev denies it, but evidence clearly shows more and more drones & missiles are getting through and striking.
That doesn’t bode well for the future.
Chewan
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 pm
Patriot cannot change the war in ukraine.Send more and Russua will destroy more. Russia’s hupersonic
Misdile can penetrate any defense the nato countries may have.
Swamplaw Yankee
July 23, 2025 at 4:33 am
Oh, yes. Komrade tsar dzhimmm pushes the troll line again. Must be a genetic need that is at play. The op-ed above is more open than tsar dzhimmm. It refers to other military hardware, key supplies, that these other nations promise to provide. Tsar dzhimm only mentions the very expensive, limited annual production Yankee built patriot tech.
The real limitation is time. Time is money and the WEST still avoids the real data that the Orc muscovite tsars reveal.
There is no time buffer. The WEST has no buffer. The Han CCP Zi dictatorship can ship anything from China to the Federation territory.
With can artist leaders like Canada in the lead, the NATO countries can dither at the 2% defence level till MAGA Trump vanishes. Putin watches this simplistic type of leader con as his tsars can well calculate the time line for any weapon system that the war creates-demands.
The WEST was so very weak on the moscow commies in the past. The orc muscovite tsars depend on this cognitive weakness in the usa, even the whole WEST to continue. -30-
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