Germany can no longer transfer additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine because of the risk of creating critical gaps in its defense, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated in an interview with the Panka media group. "Germany has already provided them with several systems and a large number of guided missiles. We can do no more at this time. Everything we transfer now, we will not be able to renew in the meantime. It will create disparities that we cannot afford," Pistorius said. According to him, other countries have done significantly less than Germany, so Berlin expects its partners to increase their support for Ukraine. This topic is planned to be discussed at the next meeting of the contact group in Ukraine in mid-November. However, the reference is to the inability to make new transfers from the German army warehouses, and not to the cancellation of deliveries that have already been agreed upon. On November 4, Zelensky announced a contract to purchase German PAC-2 missiles for the Patriot system for the next two years. At the same time, the President of Ukraine demanded that these shipments be accelerated.