US approves potential $2.1 billion sale of scarce Patriot missiles to Ukraine

By Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department approved the potential sale of 500 Patriot air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine on Friday, according to a department release. Kyiv uses the defensive weapons to blunt Russia’s continuous ballistic missile strikes on its territory, but Ukraine’s supply ran dry earlier this month, CNN previously

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