# EU cannot yet buy Patriot missiles for Ukraine due to missing contracts

https://mins.news/en/item/65148

- TASS, 2026-09-19 03:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2190017

> The European Commission says it cannot currently purchase missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot air-defense systems because Kyiv has not yet provided the required contracts. EU funding for the systems was approved last week through the Ukraine Support Loan mechanism.

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