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**Trump said he was sending Patriots to Ukraine**

> [Trump says Patriot Missiles for Ukraine are “already being shipped” under NATO-backed deal](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2025/07/16/trump-says-patriot-missiles-for-ukraine-are-already-being-shipped-under-nato-backed-deal/)



**And he is- [5 systems that were destined for Switzerland are being diverted to Ukraine](https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/washington-diverts-patriots-bound-for-switzerland-to-support-ukraine/)**

> WASHINGTON — The United States is reshuffling its Patriot air defense queue as European nations rush to support Ukraine, with Switzerland announcing it will have to wait longer to receive the weapon systems.
> 
> “The United States Department of Defense has informed the DDPS \[Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport\] that it will reprioritize the delivery of Patriot systems to support Ukraine, focusing on ground-based air defense,” a [statement](http://vbs.admin.ch/en/newnsb/UTork_XRoVDMOoX3GRUCl) posted on the Swiss federal government’s website said. “***This also affects Switzerland, which will receive its production batches later than planned.”***
> 
> **The Alpine state placed an order for five Patriot systems** in 2022 with deliveries slated to occur between 2026 and 2028. But on Wednesday, the Pentagon notified Bern that t**his delivery timetable has been delayed in order** to backfill other nations sending their air defense weapons to Ukraine.

**Germany will send two systems as well**

> **Germany, among others, has decided to once more [supply two of their Patriot systems](https://www.dw.com/en/germany-pledges-patriot-air-defense-for-ukraine/a-73233988) to Ukraine.”**

***“We have a chance \[of victory\] and this chance is quite big,” Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev, Commander of Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Battalion, told Breaking Defense in a July 11 interview. “Right now, if we receive air defense resources, plus the means of conducting long range strikes, then the issue that will come to the agenda will not be a ceasefire, but a victory of the civilized world, of the civilized West in this war.”***