New York Times: Patriot system is se from Israel to Ukraine
US media reported that the US -made Patriot defense system will be se from Tel Aviv to Kiev, while discussions about the submission of these systems from Germany and Greece to Ukraine.
According to RCO News Agency, while Russia’s diplomatic efforts to make peace in Ukraine are observed, the war -torn coury is apparely hesita to deal with the peace agreeme and still calls for weapons from the West and the fight against Russia; It is in difficult conditions as his coury’s forces, according to Western media and even Ukrainian, have suffered heavy damage.
The New York Times quoted four curre and former US officials as saying: “The Patriot defensive system, previously deployed in Israel, will be se to Ukraine after rebuilding, and Western couries are consulting to send this type of defense system from Germany and Greece to Ukraine.”
The aforemeioned officials refused to explain further, and did not poi out that US Preside Donald Trump’s view of sending Patriot systems to Ukraine or whether the decision could have been made in the former US Preside Joe Biden’s governme.
“Preside Trump has explicitly announced,” said James Hoyit, spokesman for the White House National Security Council. “He was to stop the Ukrainian war and the killing.”
The US Departme of Defense said in a stateme: “The United States will send equipme to Ukraine from packages that have previously been approved and announced.”
Ukrainian Preside Walodimir Zelkski had earlier said his coury would act for assistance, including Patriot missile systems, which are critical to stopping Russian air strikes. “In the case of additional packages, we wa and are ready and we wa to buy it,” Zelksky said.
According to four US officials, the nih Patriot, which comes from the occupied territories and is being rebuilt for Ukraine, is an “old model” and is expected to be delivered to Ukraine this summer.
The data collected by weapons trackers at the Iernational Institute for Strategic Studies in London indicate that about 5 Patriot systems are active worldwide. The United States has about one -third of them and “many of them have se them abroad to protect their allies in Europe, Asia and the Middle East”
According to the iernational institute, Germany and Greece have about 5 Patriot systems.
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