Poland's Patriot Refusal Signals Shift in European Air Defense Strategy (euobserver.com)

• Gulf nations fired 2,400 interceptors against a pre-war stock of 2,800.
• Poland maintains its defensive systems to protect critical domestic infrastructure.
• The move signals a hardening of EU defense sovereignty against global pressure.

"Poland and Ukraine have declined requests to redistribute Patriot interceptors to the Middle East, citing the existential Russian threat. As Gulf nations exhaust nearly 85% of their missile stockpiles, the decision underscores a growing prioritization of the European Eastern Flank over peripheral geopolitical conflicts, highlighting severe procurement constraints."