US media: Biden has not yet decided whether to send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has not yet decided whether to send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, which Kiev would very much like to have in service. They say that Washington should increase military assistance to the Armed Forces so that they can defend the country from an allegedly impending attack by Russian troops.
This is reported by the American television channel CNN, citing a source in the White House.
The US media notes that although the Armed Forces of Ukraine would very much like to receive air defense systems from overseas, American President Joe Biden has not yet decided whether to send Patriot air defense systems and other military products to Ukraine.
Indeed, in recent months, the Americans have sent Kiev Javelin anti-tank systems, Island patrol boats, first aid kits, radio stations, electronic equipment, engines, generators, medical equipment, spare parts, small arms weapon and ammunition. In this regard, as suggested by Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan, the Kremlin may regard additional arms supplies to the Ukrainian military as a provocation organized in response to Putin's ultimatum.
Despite this, the White House does not exclude that a new batch of military cargo will still be sent to Ukraine.
American experts believe that the United States will not supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. One of the reasons is that the United States is unlikely to receive money from the Ukrainian budget for such a delivery, and it is not in American rules to transfer such a system free of charge. The deployment of the Patriot air defense system with the American contingent, as noted, could clearly provoke Moscow into decisive retaliatory actions.
- The US Department of Defense
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