Patriots to move to Kyiv 'as quickly as possible', says NATO top commander [View all]
Source: Reuters
July 17, 2025 5:24 AM EDT Updated 8 hours ago
WIESBADEN, Germany, July 17 (Reuters) - Preparations are underway to quickly transfer additional Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, NATO's top military commander Alexus Grynkewich said on Thursday, as the country suffers some of the heaviest Russian attacks of the war so far.
"We are working very closely with the Germans on the Patriot transfer", he told a conference in the German city of Wiesbaden. "The guidance that I have been given has been to move out as quickly as possible."
U.S. President Donald Trump this week announced a toughened stance against Russia for its more than three-year war in Ukraine and promised new missiles and other weaponry for Kyiv. He said on Tuesday that some Patriot missiles, coming from Germany, were already on their way to Ukraine.
A meeting of Patriot-owning nations and Ukraine donors, aimed at finding additional Patriot air defence batteries for Kyiv and chaired by Grynkewich, could take place on Wednesday next week, a source close to the talks told Reuters. The expert level meeting is expected to be held at NATO's military headquarters SHAPE near the Belgian town of Mons, according to the source.
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