Berlin, April 21 – The withdrawal of Patriot air defense systems from Poland and Slovakia is in the planning stage, the systems will not be redeployed in the short term and the partners are still needed to protect the eastern borders, Arne Kolatz, a spokesman for the German Defense Ministry, said Friday at a news briefing in the country’s cabinet.
Earlier in the publications of the Funke editorial group, it was reported that Germany will redeploy Patriot air defense systems from the eastern borders of Slovakia and Poland as early as 2023.
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“Slightly confusing reports were circulating this morning about our air defense levels in Poland and Slovakia. In this form these reports were erroneous in nature and based on incorrect responses on our part to media inquiries. We confirm that the political decisions about the withdrawal and the date of the withdrawal,” Colatz said. There are no systems.”
According to him, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe withdrawal of air defense systems was based on the long-term plans of the Bundeswehr Planning Center, and it would require coordination at the country’s government and NATO levels.
“These systems are absolutely necessary to provide more protection for our eastern flank, at least until the deadline,” he added. In the publications of the Funke editorial group, the expiration dates of the agreements on the deployment of air defense in Poland in June of this year and in Slovakia by the end of 2023 are given as dates.
Kolats confirmed that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will discuss this issue with NATO partners today at a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine.
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