The Trump administration approved a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot air-defense interceptors to Ukraine, with 500 missiles to be bought using donations from Canada, Germany and Norway through a U.S. program. The State Department said no American funds would pay for the purchase, and argued that strengthening Ukraine’s security supports U.S. foreign-policy and national-security goals by bolstering a partner that contributes to stability in Europe. The approval comes as Ukraine continues to face Russian attacks and seeks to reinforce defenses for its cities and civilians.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that Patriot systems are essential but in short supply, and recently told NBC News that Ukraine has a major deficit of Patriot and other air-defense missiles. He had also accused the Pentagon of delaying the delivery of interceptors that other countries had already purchased for Ukraine. The decision arrives amid friction between Trump and Zelenskyy: Trump has intensified criticism of the Ukrainian leader and portrayed him as an obstacle to ending the war. Zelenskyy also pointed to vulnerability following restrictions on Starlink satellite service; Ukraine later said Starlink and its military counterpart, Starshield, were fully operational again after a prolonged outage.
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