KALLAS TO EUROPE: OPEN THE STOCKPILES — UKRAINE NEEDS MORE PATRIOT MISSILES NOW
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is urging European governments to transfer additional Patriot interceptors from their existing stockpiles to Ukraine, as Kyiv continues facing an acute shortage of missiles capable of stopping Russian ballistic attacks.
European Commission spokesperson Anita Hipper said Kallas remains in regular contact with EU governments to increase both the volume and speed of ammunition deliveries, with strengthening Ukraine’s air defense now considered an absolute priority in Brussels.
Europe is also trying to expand supply beyond emergency withdrawals from national inventories. Through the SAFE joint-procurement program, EU countries are accelerating collective weapons purchases with Ukraine participating in the initiative.
The problem Ukraine faces is increasingly simple: Patriot batteries cannot defend cities without interceptors inside them.
Europe has missiles sitting in stockpiles. Ukraine is using them every night to keep Russian ballistic missiles from reaching homes, hospitals and critical infrastructure.
Kallas is telling Europe that some of those missiles need to move east — and quickly.