Moving the production of the Patriot system to Ukraine appears to be a real possibility, and negotiations are already underway on this occasion. This was stated by the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, during her participation in a national telethon.
"This is the task facing us from the president and the defense minister. Negotiations have already been going on quite seriously, starting from the president's last visit to the US, and then our companies met. This is really concrete work," she emphasized.
Markarova added that between the visits, two meetings of businesses, Ukrainian and American, were held. She noted that at least the production of a significant part of the complex, as well as the possibility of creating finished products, are being discussed.
First of all, there are no clear deadlines, but Markarova assured that Ukraine is actively accelerating the process.
“This is absolutely possible. There are already many companies that are cooperating with Ukrainian enterprises and have started construction or joint projects. We will actively work on this, including such complex projects as Patriot,” she emphasized.
It is also worth recalling that the European Union has the opportunity to purchase Patriot systems from countries that possess them but do not seek to transfer them to Ukraine.
It was previously reported that Ukraine is actively negotiating with allies to receive two Patriot air defense system batteries and one SAMP/T.
In addition, Ukraine has found one hundred free Patriot air defense systems in the world, but hopes to quickly agree on the supply of seven additional Patriot batteries.
