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Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68901820
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The Pentagon has said it will “rush” Patriot air defence missiles and artillery ammunition to Ukraine as part of a $6bn (£4.8bn) military aid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier on Friday that Kyiv “urgently” needs Patriot missiles in the face of growing Russia air threats.
However a list of the equipment in the package, published by the Defence Department, did not include additional Patriot launchers - something Mr Zelensky says his country desperately needs.
Asked whether the US aid would protect Ukrainian forces, Mr Austin said that the commitment was “material, real, and substantial” although “not instantaneous”.
The announcement comes days after President Biden signed a long-awaited aid package containing $61bn in military support for Ukraine.
Germany has already promised an extra Patriot system - and its defence and foreign ministers appealed to their European counterparts earlier this month to respond urgently.
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