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NATO and European Union countries are urging Spain and Greece to provide Ukraine with Patriot interceptor missiles, focusing on PAC-2 stocks that are approaching the end of their shelf life.
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According to Bloomberg on September 1, the requests were made over the summer as Ukraine faces growing demand for air defense interceptors amid intensified Russian missile strikes. One option under discussion would see Norway purchase the missiles from Spain and Greece before transferring them to Ukraine.
The issue is expected to be discussed during meetings of EU defense and foreign ministers in Ireland on September 1 and 2. Representatives from Ukraine, the UK, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland are also participating.
“The main issue is air defense,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of the meetings on September 1, adding that Ukraine is “lacking interceptors.”
Spain and Greece hold some of the largest Patriot missile reserves among Ukraine’s partners, according to Bloomberg. Allied governments are particularly interested in their PAC-2 interceptors, some of which are nearing the end of their designated shelf life.
“We know that some of the countries have interceptors that will expire soon,” Kallas said. “So it would be very good if those would be given to Ukraine.”
Greece has previously supplied ammunition to Ukraine but has resisted requests to transfer Patriot assets, citing its own defense requirements and its longstanding tensions with Türkiye.
Spain, meanwhile, has pledged €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine in 2026. A Spanish Defense Ministry official and a Greek government spokesperson declined to comment to Bloomberg on the latest discussions.
Bloomberg reported that Ukraine’s allies are looking for additional sources of Patriot interceptors as existing stocks come under pressure and manufacturing new missiles requires significant lead time. Demand for the US-made air defense system has also increased due to the ongoing war with Iran.
Additional air defense supplies are expected to reach Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), which allows NATO allies to finance purchases of US weapons for Kyiv.
The discussions come as Ukraine continues to seek additional Patriot ammunition to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that securing sufficient interceptor stocks for the coming winter remains one of Ukraine’s key defense priorities.
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