Donald J. TrumpRepublican PartyWeapons and military aid
Patriot systems for Ukraine within days
“Well, we're going to have some come very soon, within days, actually, because a couple of the countries that have Patriots are going to swap over, and we'll replace the Patriots with the ones they have.”
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- In plan
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- Funded
- Delivering
- Delivered
Where it stands
Germany said on 9 September 2025, 57 days after the statement, that the first launchers had been transferred to Ukraine. The US agreed in August 2025 to replace Germany's systems on an accelerated schedule; no replacement delivery was found in public sources by 20 October 2026.
What has happened
- Promised. The President says Patriot systems will come within days, swapped from allies' stocks
- Delivering. Germany says the first launchers of two Patriot systems have been transferred to Ukraine evidence
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