Lithuania plans to allocate EUR 30 million for purchase of Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė announced that Lithuania will join the purchase of Patriot systems for Ukraine and plans to allocate up to EUR 30 million.

This was reported by LRT.

"Lithuania has expressed its position that it will join the purchase of weapons manufactured by the United States for Ukraine, specifically the purchase of Patriot systems. (...) Lithuania plans to allocate up to EUR 30 million for this purchase and thus send a strategic signal that we really positively assess this decision of President Trump," Šakalienė said after the meeting of the defense ministers of the Baltic countries with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Recall that in mid-July, US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with NATO head Mark Rutte, according to which the Alliance members in Europe will purchase American weapons for Kyiv, namely Patriot systems.

Germany has offered to finance two Patriot systems, and several other NATO allies have expressed a willingness to pay for three more. At the same time, there are concerns that the United States wants European allies to first send Patriots to Ukraine from their own reserves and then wait for the systems to be replaced by the United States.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine has received confirmation from partners about the provision of three Patriot air defense systems, and negotiations are underway to receive seven more.

The Telegraph reported on the eve that the Patriot air defense system and additional interceptors have already arrived in Ukraine thanks to a deal with Germany.

Earlier, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus Hrynkevich, confirmed that preparations for the delivery of Patriots to Ukraine are underway. He reported that he had been instructed to do this as soon as possible.