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The US plans to halt some orders for Patriot missiles and give them to Ukraine instead: report
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https://www.businessinsider.com/us-to-halt-orders-patriot-missiles-send-to-ukraine-ft-2024-6
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The US plans to halt open orders for the delivery of Patriot interceptor missiles and send them to Ukraine instead, the Financial Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the discussions.
The US will be “re-sequencing deliveries” of air defense systems, including Patriots, “so interceptors rolling off the production line now are provided to Ukraine,” an unnamed senior White House official told the outlet.
The official said the move shows the US’ “commitment” to supporting partners when they’re in “existential danger” but is also a message to Russia that “if they think they can outlast Ukraine in this war, they are mistaken,” per the outlet.
According to unnamed senior military and administration officials who spoke to The New York Times last week, Biden approved the transfer of a second battery from the US earlier this month.
In April, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, told The Washington Post that his team had identified more than 100 Patriot air-defense systems that its allies could spare.
The Patriot had a questionable reputation going into the conflict, but has performed extremely well in Ukraine, experts told BI in March, citing upgrades and operators’ training.
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