BERLIN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Germany will deliver two Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine after reaching a deal with the United States, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The launchers will be sent to Ukraine in the coming days, which will be followed by the delivery of further system components over the next two to three months, the statement said.
The move is part of an agreement between Germany and the United States.
Under the agreement, Germany will in turn be the first country to receive expedited deliveries of newly produced Patriot systems.
"The precondition was that the U.S. manufacturer would deliver new PATRIOT systems as quickly as possible in return, so that we can continue to meet our NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) obligations," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in the statement. ■
