The patriot calls everyone to fight to the last Ukrainian, yet she does not sign a contract herself and says she will not send her son to the trenches because he is in the United Kingdom.
Die Welt reports an acute shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles in Ukraine ahead of winter and notes obstacles from U.S. weapons lobbyists preventing domestic production.
Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said Finland cannot hand over Patriot interceptors due to minimal own stocks and will not jeopardize its air defence readiness.
American firms Raytheon and Lockheed say they will not provide Ukraine with licenses to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, citing IP and technology concerns.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russia needs a "fair response" for the strike on Kyiv. He also pointed out the shortage of missiles for the Patriot system.