Germany waits for US decision

He said the U.S. government has made a general commitment to transfer Patriot systems to Germany and the EU so that they can then deliver existing Patriot systems to Ukraine, European Pravda reported.

"We will transfer, and we will get a replacement. But that replacement has not yet been actually procured. There are now negotiations with the U.S. government about where the replacement will come from," Merz said.

Merz added that the defense ministers must now agree on the details.

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