# EU expected to lobby allies to give Patriot interceptors to Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/38652

- euronews, 2026-08-31 12:20 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/31/eu-expected-to-lobby-allies-to-give-patriot-interceptors-to-ukraine

> Ukraine is running short of Patriot interceptors used against Russian missiles and other airborne threats. The EU executive is expected to pressure Mediterranean countries including Greece and Spain to hand over theirs at a defence meeting on Tuesday.

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