German defense minister says new deliveries of Patriot systems to Ukraine impossible

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Boris Pistorius also noted that other countries "have done significantly less," and said Germany expects its partners to step up their efforts

BERLIN, November 7. /TASS/. Germany can no longer supply Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems due to the risk of creating critical gaps in its own defenses, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with the Funke media group.

"Supplies, particularly of Patriot systems, are proving difficult. Germany has already delivered several systems and a large number of guided missiles for them. We cannot do any more at this point. Anything we hand over now cannot be replaced for some time, and this would create gaps in our [defenses] that we cannot afford to allow," the German defense minister said.

He also noted that other countries "have done significantly less," and said Germany expects its partners to step up their efforts. "We must have a very serious discussion about this at the next meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group in mid-November," he said.

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