"This proposal to exchange drone technology for Patriot [missiles] had already been made by Zelensky several times"

Mykhailo Fedorov, former Defense Minister of Ukraine, proposed that the country exchange drone technology for Patriot missiles. The proposal was analyzed by Francisco Cordeiro Araújo, an international analyst on special assignment for CNN Portugal, who was in Kyiv covering the topic.

Cordeiro Araújo explained that this is not a new idea, as President Zelensky had already made this same proposal to exchange drone technology for Patriot several times before.

The analyst highlights that the proposal reflects Ukraine's current military situation, which faces significant challenges in air defense against Russian attacks. Patriot missiles are considered crucial air defense systems for protecting infrastructure and civilian populations.

The exchange proposed by Fedorov demonstrates Ukraine's attempt to find creative ways to obtain more sophisticated defense systems, offering in return technological capabilities that could be valuable to the Western countries that possess the Patriots.