Greece and Spain Refuse to Supply Ukraine with Patriot Missiles

The British newspaper "The Telegraph" revealed the failure of efforts led by officials in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union to convince Greece and Spain to supply Ukraine with "Patriot" missiles nearing the end of their shelf life.

The paper noted that Athens and Madrid refused to transfer these missiles to Kyiv, despite Western officials' attempts to utilize the available stockpiles in both countries before their operational expiration.

According to the report, Greece possesses at least 200 PAC-2 Patriot interceptor missiles nearing the end of their validity period, while precise information regarding the size of the Spanish stockpile is unavailable.

The newspaper indicated that Spain had previously pledged earlier this year to provide Ukraine with missiles.

These efforts come amid continued Western military support for Kyiv, amidst disagreements over arms supplies and their implications for prospects of reaching a settlement to the conflict.

Russia asserts that supplying Ukraine with weapons hinders settlement efforts, warning that the continued flow of Western military equipment does not help advance negotiations and may have negative repercussions; the Kremlin has previously described such supplies as "playing with fire."