Greece could give up S-300 AA systems in exchange for Patriot

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“We are talking about deployment, not purchase, which means the Patriot system will be under the control of U.S. military,” the message says.

During a public event, the minister was asked about the role of the S-300 systems in Crete and in the Greek air defense, to which he answered:

“If the United States deploys Patriot on the island, then after its integration with the national air defense system, the S-300 (systems) can be removed,” he said.

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“The same process applies to any other Russian-made air defense system they may want to send to Ukraine.”

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The report says that Greece could also send Tor-M1 and Osa-AKM to Ukraine, should adequate U.S.-made replacements be made available to Athens.

CNN earlier reported that the United States is finalizing a plan to supply at least one Patriot battery to Ukraine, which could be announced later this week.

An unnamed U.S. Department of Defense later confirmed these reports.

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