Rutte said that Ukraine will not be able to quickly start production of Patriot missiles

Negotiations on granting Ukraine a U.S. license to produce interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems are ongoing, but even obtaining it will not allow the production of such missiles to begin quickly. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, writes sb.by.

“These negotiations are ongoing. But even if everything is already agreed, it will not immediately lead to a significant increase in supplies. It will take quite some time before these new missiles start rolling off production lines.”.

The NATO Secretary General said that he is now working to provide Kiev with missiles from existing stocks, while the United States and European countries are trying to sharply increase the production of interceptors.

“President (USA). “It tells American companies: you have to quadruple production,” Rutte said.

According to him, European countries also require the defense industry to significantly increase production.

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Rutte pointed to the inability of Europe to participate in military operations in the Middle East without reliance on the United States