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Zelenskyy: US to increase Patriot missile production in 2027, Ukraine is counting on the systems

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States would increase Patriot missile production in 2027.
  • Ukraine is counting on additional missiles to strengthen its ability to intercept ballistic threats.
  • Zelenskyy said he would hold meetings in Norway and Canada and noted that Germany was also increasing Patriot production.

Ukraine is counting on higher US production of Patriot missiles in 2027 as it seeks more systems capable of intercepting ballistic threats, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Americans are going to increase the volume of anti-ballistic Patriot missile production.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president said US production of Patriot missiles would rise in 2027.

“The Americans are going to increase the volume of anti-ballistic Patriot missile production,” Zelenskyy said at a news conference in Kyiv. He added that Ukraine would continue to need such systems even if the war ended, saying they were needed to protect the state.

Zelenskyy announced upcoming meetings in Norway and Canada to strengthen Ukraine’s anti-ballistic missile capabilities. “I will have meetings in Norway and in Canada. We need to finalise several things,” he said, adding that Ukraine would move as quickly as possible toward the intended result.

And we are counting on this in any case, even if, God willing, the war ends, we will still need this. We are counting on such systems to protect our state.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe explained why Ukraine expected to need Patriot systems beyond the war.

He also said Germany was increasing Patriot production. Germany had the relevant licences and separate agreements with Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.

I will have meetings in Norway and in Canada. We need to finalise several things.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe described planned diplomatic meetings focused on Ukraine’s anti-ballistic capabilities.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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