US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine as Zelensky warns of years-long wait for deliveries - The Kyiv Independent — SkimNews
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- US approved a $2.1 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Ukraine.
- Zelensky welcomed the sale and praised the US over the agreement.
- Zelensky warned that delivery of the missiles could take years.
- The Kyiv Independent and CNN both paired the $2.1 billion approval with Zelensky’s warning that delivery could take years.
Why it matters: Ukraine's gain is an approved $2.1 billion purchase of Patriot missiles, with Zelensky publicly backing the US decision. The deal’s material limit is timing: he says delivery could take years, separating approval and praise from the weapons’ arrival in Ukraine.
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