The Pentagon is trying to persuade its allies to transfer their Patriot missile systems to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin.

He said that he is trying to convince countries that have Patriot air defense systems in service to transfer some of them to Ukraine, which is experiencing an acute shortage of air defense systems.

“There are countries that have Patriot air defense systems, and we continue to negotiate with these countries. I've personally spoken to several leaders in the last two weeks, urging them to provide Ukraine with more of these air defense systems,” Austin said.

In addition, the Pentagon chief was asked whether the United States plans to provide additional supplies of long-range ATACMS missiles beyond the recently approved $60 billion aid package.

“The United States will provide as many opportunities as we can,” Austin said.

It is worth noting that a number of countries in Europe have these missile systems in service, including Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and others.