Ukraine hopes European partners will help fund purchase of 500 Patriot missiles – Zelensky

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, the head of state made the remarks while speaking to the media in Turkey, commenting on the U.S. approval of the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine and the prospects for missile deliveries this winter. "We have an understanding of what we will have this winter. It is not enough. It is not enough to protect [us]... 500 missiles... We are grateful to the United States. This is a very good offer. Of course, we need to raise funds for this offer. I am confident that we will find the funding with the help of our partners, primarily European ones," he said. Zelensky noted that deliveries of the missiles had been postponed by several years, partly due to the specifics of their production.