Germany will send Patriot missiles and fighter jets to Poland as part of an air-defense deal following a strike that raised fears of a significant escalation between NATO allies and Russia. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said the missiles will be deployed near the Ukrainian border, securing an agreement less than a week after an explosion killed two people in a village near the Ukrainian border. The incident came nine months after President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine. It was defused after NATO and Polish authorities attributed the blast, which occurred during a broad Russian missile strike on Ukraine, to Ukrainian air-defense targeting a Russian projectile. “Poland is our friend, ally and stands out as a neighbor of Ukraine,” German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said in a statement on Monday. The details of the agreement will be worked out by the technical staff, she added. The deal stands in contrast to the fraught relations between the two countries. Poland’s ruling party has pilloried the government in Berlin for what it calls a slow response to Russian aggression. Warsaw this year launched a campaign to demand Germany pay $1.3 trillion in compensation for wartime damages. The blast opened a debate about air-defense systems in Ukraine as well as in the NATO member states in the region. In September, Poland began receiving equipment for its first two US Patriot battery systems, which are set to become operational in late 2023. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake