All right, Alexander, let's talk about Patriot, Patriot Interceptors, Patriot Air Defense Systems.

What does the U.S. have in terms of patriots?

What do they not have?

What is Trump looking for to give to Zelensky?

What is your take on this Patriots story with the United States and Ukraine?

There's two things to say about this. First of all, there is a critical shortage of Patriot missile interceptors. We've now had the figures. They've come from the Guardianable places. Somebody in the Pentagon has obviously decided that they have to provide a explanation of what the situation is. They're nervous about talking about this to the American media, so they pick the Guardian. But I've no doubt this information is correct. The inventory is down to

just 25% of the Patriot Missile Interceptors that are needed. We've also now been provided

with production figures. The production figures are slow. They are not good. There is no

real sign that there's going to be any big increase in production of patriot missiles anytime soon to make up the shortfall.

Ukraine is absorbing more patriot missiles faster than the United States can produce them.

And the United States now has a crisis in the Middle East.

The Iran situation is completely unresolved.

There could be a return to conflict with Iran.

Well, probably not within the next few weeks or months, but eventually, probably before the end of this year,

it is a high possibility, even a probability, perhaps. And of course, there's also a strategic

crisis in the Far East with China, where the United States is in confrontation with China

over Taiwan. There are not enough Patriot missile

interceptors to go around. That is the reality. The problem is that Trump himself finds it

impossible to come out straightforwardly and say this. So over the last couple of days, he's twisting and turning.

Firstly, we had the announcement from the Pentagon that they were suspending deliveries,

pausing deliveries, not canceling deliveries, but pausing deliveries of Patriot missile interceptors

so that they could build up stockpiles in the United States.

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