Solving the ‘Patriot puzzle’


Two German Patriot air defence units are seen at the Vilnius airport in Lithuania in this file photo. — Reuters

A EUROPEAN plan to give Ukraine another Patriot air defence system to protect its battered cities from Russian airstrikes is coming together, piece by piece.

The radar and three missile launchers are being supplied by the Netherlands. Some interceptor missiles are coming from a four-country coalition led by Germany.

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