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04 Jul 2025, 15:14 GMT+10
The freeze in deliveries of some American weapons to Kiev is causing alarm in Berlin, the paper has reported
Germany wants to agree a "secret deal" with the US to buy two Patriot air defense systems in order to hand them over to Ukraine, Bild has reported, citing government sources.
Several US media outlets claimed earlier this week that Washington had paused deliveries of various critical munitions to Kiev, including Patriot and Hellfire missiles, GMLRS rockets, and thousands of 155mm artillery shells. The White House later confirmed that supplies of some weapons have been halted, saying the "decision was made to put America's interests first."
The freeze in deliveries is "causing alarm" in Berlin, Bild reported on Thursday.
According to the newspaper, the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz fears that the policy shift could also result in Washington rejecting a request to sell Germany two Patriot systems and interceptors.
According to Bild's sources, Berlin quietly approached US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the matter two weeks ago after being asked to do so by Ukraine, which previously failed to acquire the systems on its own. The German authorities are now waiting for a response from Hegseth, they added.
Bild described the lack of air defenses as an "urgent problem" for Ukraine, and that it currently has only four Patriot systems left in service and insufficient missiles for them. If Kiev runs out of interceptors, Russian airstrikes are likely to become even more "dangerous," it added.
Politico reported on Wednesday that the Kiev authorities were "blindsided" by the halt in American military aid supplies, and have asked Washington "to let Europe purchase US weapons for Ukraine." Several European countries are reviewing potential purchases on behalf of Ukraine, according to the outlet.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that the US paused deliveries of key munitions to Ukraine because they "simply cannot produce missiles in the necessary quantities," noting that many supplies were likely redirected to Israel amid its conflict with Iran last month.
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"The fewer the missiles that arrive in Ukraine from abroad, the closer the end of the [Russian] special military operation [will be]," Peskov stated.
(RT.com)
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