The German military will end its Patriot anti defence units in fellow NATO members Slovakia and Poland this year, a spokesperson for the defence ministry was quoted as saying, as Berlin tries to make the best use of its limited military resources.
"The nations have been informed about the plans," a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by Funke media group.
Berlin offered to deploy three of its Patriot units to Poland to help secure its air space last year after two men were killed by a stray Ukrainian missile that struck the Polish village of Przewodow last November. The German government has also delivered a Patriot system from army stocks will also be delivered to Ukraine this year.
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