Poland Says No Delays Expected for US Patriot Air Defense Systems
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- Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz says Poland has received no signals about delays in US Patriot air defense system deliveries, though other weapons supplies may face delays.
- The US reportedly warned allies including Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia about missile system delays due to depleted weapons stocks amid the war in Iran.
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MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. Poland has not received any signals from the United States about delays in supplies of Patriot air defense systems but such delays are possible in what concerns supplies of other weapons, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said. "As for Patriot batteries, we have no signals about potential delays," he told a news conference aired by the TVP Info television channel. At the same time, he noted that deliveries of other weapons may be delayed. "We are receiving such information from the American side. We are in contact with them," he said. The Financial Times reported on May 2, citing sources, that the United States has warned its allies about long delays in supplies of missile systems due to the depletion of its weapons stocks amid the war in Iran. According to the sources, such warnings were issued to the US partners in the United Kingdom, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia.
