US Approves Possible Patriot Missile Sale to Ukraine
The US administration has approved a possible sale of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The approval now goes to Congress for review, after weeks of complaints from Ukrainian authorities that their interceptor supplies were running low. Patriot is an air-defence missile system that intercepts incoming threats.
Context
Patriot is a US-made air-defence system, and Ukraine has relied on it since Russia's full-scale invasion began in 2022. Air defence has been a constant need in that war, and large arms sales usually pass a congressional review first.
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