# Expert: West won’t let Kiev produce Patriot systems, fearing backfire

https://mins.news/en/item/33014

- TASS, 2026-08-26 11:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2177891

> Alexander Pataman, head of the Zaporozhye Region office secretariat of the World Russian People’s Council, told TASS that the West’s refusal to transfer Patriot air-defense production to Ukraine is partly driven by fears that Kiev could escape US control and turn the “handout” against its master.

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