The situation in the invaded country, which faces a constant rain of rockets and drones from the Kremlin against its civil and energy infrastructure, is dire. The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell, claimed that "Ukraine immediately needs surface-to-air missile batteries that are available." In a letter sent to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Union, The EU and NATO are asking to accelerate delivery to Kyiv.

The head of European diplomacy will discuss the issue in an urgent meeting on Monday. The foreign ministers of the G-7 - the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, along with the EU as a member - have also urged this Thursday. Germany has specifically joined the calls made by Borrell, NATO, and the G -7. The priority is to place more anti-aircraft batteries to stop missiles and rockets in the east of the country and provide coverage to other civil and energy infrastructure. In March, Russia launched an average of three Russian ballistic missiles into Ukraine a day, according to EU data. The EU intergovernmental fund can reimburse those transferred systems (or part of them). Brussels also wants missile production to increase, both to send to Kyiv and for reserves. The U.S. and other NATO allies are studying formulas to purchase anti-missile batteries—not necessarily Patriot—available outside the Alliance.