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Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to pay $15 billion for 10 Patriot systems. How Ukraine proposes to receive air defense systems from the US

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the shortage of air defense systems in Ukraine, as well as the readiness to purchase them from the United States.

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Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is ready to pay $15 billion for 10 Patriot systems. How Ukraine proposes to receive air defense systems from the US

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the shortage of air defense systems in Ukraine, as well as the readiness to purchase them from the United States.

«Honestly, I don’t understand why we can’t agree on additional Patriot systems,» Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview for the 60 Minutes program on CBS, emphasizing that such an agreement was reached at the NATO anniversary summit in Washington.

In addition, the president emphasized that Ukraine is ready for any format to obtain additional air defense systems. According to him, Ukraine offered:

Buy: «The issue is not about money, some European partners are ready to help financially so that we can get the appropriate systems,» Zelenskyy noted. He added that Ukraine is ready to pay $15 billion for 10 Patriot systems to close the centers of some cities with the largest concentration of people.
Obtain a license to manufacture systems and missiles: «We wanted to pay for it and have licenses, and then understand in what period we will be able to build a complete system to close our skies,» the guarantor said. In addition, he added that there are countries in the world in the Middle East, Europe and Asia that have the US-owned Patriot systems, and the supply may not necessarily come from there.
Rent: «We are even ready to rent them (Patriot systems), understanding that if there is any challenge from one country or another, if they need it, we will return it very quickly,» Zelensky noted.

President Zelensky also emphasized that Ukraine is grateful to the United States for the assistance it has already received.

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