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Germany Hits Its Patriot Limit

As Russian strikes threaten Ukraine’s winter power supply, Berlin’s warning exposes the pressure on European governments to share scarce air-defense weapons.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 9

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Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says his country has reached its present limit on further Patriot air-defense transfers to Ukraine, warning that additional donations would leave unacceptable gaps in German defenses.

In an interview with Berliner Morgenpost, reported by Focus on November 7, Pistorius said equipme…

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