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Germany to offer Poland Patriot system after stray missile crash

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht delivers a speech during a swearing-in ceremony for new recruits at the Bendlerblock, the German Ministry of Defense, in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo

Germany has offered Warsaw the Patriot missile defence system to help it to secure its airspace after a stray missile crashed in Poland last week, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht told a newspaper on Sunday.

The German government had already said it would offer its neighbour further help in air policing with German Eurofighters after the incident, which initially raised fears that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border.

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