Romanian Senate approves transfer of Patriot system to Ukraine
Photo: Patriot air defense system (Getty Images)
The upper house of the Romanian Parliament, the Senate, approved a government bill to transfer a Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine, Digi24 reports.
According to reports, 101 Romanian senators voted in favor of the government bill to transfer the Patriot system to Ukraine, 13 voted against, and two abstained.
The Chair of the Defense Committee of the Romanian Senate, Nicoleta Pauliuc, expressed hope that by the end of this week, the bill would also pass the lower house—the Chamber of Deputies, which has the final say in passing legislation.
She also noted that the transfer of the Patriot missile defense system "does not mean that Romania will be left without protection," as Bucharest has seven more such systems, two of which are already in operation, another two have been adopted, and three more are expected to arrive soon.
What preceded
In June 2024, the Romanian government agreed to transfer the Patriot system to Ukraine on the condition that NATO allies would replace it with an equivalent system.
On August 30, the Romanian Ministry of Defense submitted the corresponding bill to parliament regarding the transfer of the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine.
And today, the Romanian coalition government approved the bill allowing the transfer of one of its two operational Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine.
