Exclusive: US is 'playing politics' with Patriot missiles - Finnish minister

Euronews · Shona Murray · 2026-11-06 10:25 UTC

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen tells Euronews that European allies have already paid for the Patriot interceptor missiles, but Washington has yet to approve their delivery as Ukraine braces for further Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen tells Euronews that European allies have already paid for the Patriot interceptor missiles, but Washington has yet to approve their delivery as Ukraine braces for further Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen has blamed a lack of political willingness in Washington for delays in delivering US-made Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, despite European allies having already paid for them.

In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Antti Häkkänen said that Europe has already funded the interceptors, but that politics was standing in the way of the powerful systems being delivered to the Ukrainian army.

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