US and Poland agree to strike deal on Patriot missile defense systems

‘Warsaw and Washington have signed an agreement on delivering of American Patriot missile defense systems to Poland by 2022, according to the Polish Defense Ministry. The agreement was signed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Poland.
“A memorandum was signed tonight that the US government has agreed to sell [to] Poland Patriot missiles in the most modern configuration,” Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz stated, as cited by Reuters. The statement came on Thursday morning while Trump was in Warsaw with a short visit before departing to the G20 summit, which will start in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday.
The cost of the system has not been announced, as the purchase deal has not been signed yet. Earlier, Poland had expected to pay up to $7.6 billion for the purchase of eight Patriot missile defense systems, which are expected to be delivered to the country by 2022.
“The system in which we’re acquiring the missile is especially adapted for the needs of the Polish Army,” Macierewicz said as quoted by the Financial Times.’
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