In a letter sent to dozens of countries, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius [have announced a global initiative](https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/17/7184019/) to find additional air defence assets for Ukraine.
**Details:** The German ministers’ letter is addressed to NATO member states and “a wide range of non-NATO partners”. The FT stressed that this includes the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
In the letter, Baerbock and Pistorius emphasised that Russia is trying to destroy Odesa – the Black Sea port city they called Ukraine’s “economic lifeline” – and Kharkiv. They also noted that a wave of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure has caused even more damage than in the winter of 2022-23.
“It is up to us to help Ukraine defend itself against this murderous onslaught. We appeal to you to take stock of all [the] air defence systems in your arsenals and consider what could be transferred to Ukraine, whole systems or parts of them either permanently or for a limited period,” the letter says.
Baerbock and Pistorius noted that Germany’s initiative is primarily aimed at obtaining more Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine, as they have proven effective against Russian ballistic missiles.
But informed German officials told the FT that Berlin is also looking for other air defence systems, such as the French-Italian SAMP/T and the US-Norwegian NASAMS.
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I don’t think any country in the middle east is going to give away any aa systems with how things are going there right now…
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Hate on Germany for „still not doing enough“ in 3… 2… 1…
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In a letter sent to dozens of countries, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius [have announced a global initiative](https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2024/04/17/7184019/) to find additional air defence assets for Ukraine.
**Source:**Â [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/6db9f905-2dc3-41fd-b57a-1d062a62cc69), citing the letter, the content of which has been confirmed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba
**Details:** The German ministers’ letter is addressed to NATO member states and “a wide range of non-NATO partners”. The FT stressed that this includes the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
In the letter, Baerbock and Pistorius emphasised that Russia is trying to destroy Odesa – the Black Sea port city they called Ukraine’s “economic lifeline” – and Kharkiv. They also noted that a wave of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure has caused even more damage than in the winter of 2022-23.
“It is up to us to help Ukraine defend itself against this murderous onslaught. We appeal to you to take stock of all [the] air defence systems in your arsenals and consider what could be transferred to Ukraine, whole systems or parts of them either permanently or for a limited period,” the letter says.
Baerbock and Pistorius noted that Germany’s initiative is primarily aimed at obtaining more Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine, as they have proven effective against Russian ballistic missiles.
But informed German officials told the FT that Berlin is also looking for other air defence systems, such as the French-Italian SAMP/T and the US-Norwegian NASAMS.
I don’t think any country in the middle east is going to give away any aa systems with how things are going there right now…
Hate on Germany for „still not doing enough“ in 3… 2… 1…