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Source: Exclusive | White House Weighs Giving Ukraine Another Patriot Air-Defense System – WSJ
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President Trump is considering sending an additional Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine after vowing in recent days to strengthen Kyiv against Russian attacks, according to two officials.
Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying “we get a lot of bulls—t thrown at us by Putin.” But the administration hasn’t disclosed what additional weapons it is planning to provide Ukraine in response to Putin’s rebuff of Trump’s calls to halt the three-year-old conflict.
Sending another Patriot would be a significant step for the White House, marking the first time Trump has approved providing a major weapons system to Kyiv beyond the number authorized by the Biden White House.
The White House has asked the Pentagon for options for sending Ukraine additional weapons, including a Patriot system, one of the officials said. Officials are also exploring if other countries can provide more Patriots to Kyiv, the official said.
Ukraine currently has only a handful of Patriot systems, donated by the U.S. and other countries, and has been seeking more to fend off escalating Russian attacks. Each Patriot consists of two or sometimes three launchers, a radar, a command and control element and interceptor missiles.
The U.S.-made systems are in high demand worldwide and were used to defend Al Udeid air base from an Iranian missile barrage last month. The Army could come up with one for Ukraine, if ordered, according to one of the officials.
There are questions about how many interceptors the U.S. and its partners would be willing to contribute, however. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have strained supplies, sending the U.S. scrambling to replenish its stockpile.
