{
  "id": 17610268,
  "title": "Verteidigung: Selenskyj hofft auf Ringtausch mit Patriot-Flugkörpern",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/verteidigung-selenskyj-hofft-auf-ringtausch-mit-patriot-flugkorpern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T13:43:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/verteidigung-selenskyj-hofft-auf-ringtausch-mit-patriot-flugkoerpern/100266429.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is hoping for a trade exchange involving Patriot missile systems, which are urgently needed for the country's air defense system. Selenskyj intends to persuade allies to provide Ukraine with Patriot missiles as soon as possible, with the understanding that they will later be compensated from a recently released stockpile of USA-produced missiles. Russia is increasingly targeting Ukraine with ballistic missile attacks, leaving the Ukrainian army heavily reliant on the American Patriot system and its modern PAC-3 missiles, which are currently only produced in the USA and Japan. The American stockpile has been severely depleted due to the Iran war. Selenskyj recently complained that his government has been waiting for US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth's signature for nearly four weeks to release a new delivery of Patriot missiles. On Friday, the US State Department announced that 500 PAC-3 missiles would be approved for delivery to Ukraine. The $2.1 billion deal, however, will not be financed by the USA but by Ukraine with the assistance of Canada, Germany, Norway, and the European Union. The delivery is expected to take some time, as Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the PAC-3 missile, currently has a production capacity of about 600 missiles per year. While production is planned to triple by the beginning of the 2030s, this will not immediately help Ukraine. Selenskyj complained that Russia has fired over 100 ballistic missiles at Ukraine within two weeks, with Russian President Vladimir Putin aiming to break the morale of the population by attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure before the upcoming winter. To temporarily cover the urgent need for Patriot missiles, Selenskyj hopes that some of the 20 users of the air defense system worldwide could provide Ukraine with missiles from their own stocks and later receive replacements from the US delivery. There may also be room for a premium in the later compensation, Selenskyj stated in the USA. However, the options are limited. European allies like Germany, the Netherlands, or Poland have already provided Ukraine with Patriot missiles and see little room for additional deliveries to preserve their own defense capabilities. The same applies to the Gulf states, which need their Patriot systems to defend against Iranian attacks. User countries like Taiwan, Japan, or South Korea are conserving their reserves to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.",
  "summary": "Die USA sagen der Ukraine 500 Abfangraketen für das Patriot-Luftverteidigungssystem zu. Doch weil die Auslieferung dauern wird, setzt der ukrainische Präsident auf eine Zwischenlösung.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}