EU SAFE Loans Could Unlock Non-EU Patriot Missiles as Ukraine Faces Interceptor Shortage
- Ukraine may use European Union loan financing to buy interceptor missiles from countries outside the bloc, a European Commission spokesman confirmed at a briefing in Brussels on August 6, Ukrinform reported.
- Balázs Ujvári, a Commission spokesman, explained that Kyiv sets its own defense priorities and submits the corresponding funding requests to Brussels for processing.
- He emphasized that Ukraine may seek financing for interceptor missiles and other equipment, even when those systems are manufactured outside the EU.
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- Ukraine may use European Union loan financing to buy interceptor missiles from countries outside the bloc, a European Commission spokesman confirmed at a briefing in Brussels on August 6, Ukrinform reported.
- Balázs Ujvári, a Commission spokesman, explained that Kyiv sets its own defense priorities and submits the corresponding funding requests to Brussels for processing.
- He emphasized that Ukraine may seek financing for interceptor missiles and other equipment, even when those systems are manufactured outside the EU.
Sources: United24media