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🚨🇺🇲 🇺🇦 Asked about the provision of air defenses to Ukraine, President Biden says that they have told countries with US air defenses on order that they will have to wait until Ukrainian needs are met first, then their contracts will be fulfilled. It's unclear what specifically is being referred to here.

The United States has still not placed any orders with Raytheon for new Patriots for Ukraine, so until that happens, any discussion of whether they could be prioritized in the queue is purely theoretical.

This may be in reference to the ongoing delivery of NASAMS to Ukraine, which would make more sense. Ukraine is due to receive 8 newly built NASAMS from Raytheon by the end of the year.

President Zelensky said that they see the possibility of getting 5 of the 7 Patriot batteries that they urgently need. Ukraine currently has 3, with a 4th coming from Germany. President Biden did not announce the provision of a 5th via drawdown from US Army stocks, but said that Ukraine will have some "relatively quickly". The Netherlands is also trying to assemble a complete battery, but needs other donors to contribute an ECS, AMG, and EPPs.

https://x.com/ColbyBadhwar/status/1801343002603847697

If this scenario is true, then the U.S. Army would receive new Patriot batteries and the old Patriot batteries would then be shipped to Ukraine.

I believe Israel has a couple Patriot batteries in storage, waiting for a buyer.

Patriot batteries should be located near Ukrainian F-16 bases to defend against 9K720 Iskanders & Kh-47M2 Kinzhals.

🚨 Financial fallout begins: Banks in Kyrgystan, a member country of Russia's CSTO military alliance, are blocking transactions even in rubles in both directions with Russian banks.

Everyone is expecting the ruble to become worthless and no one wants to be stuck holding the bag.

https://x.com/igorsushko/status/1801301294830977379

Would it possible and productive to create single patriot launchers on trucks that can be more mobile easier to disguise say as a truck, and less costly if lost?

Ones that could patrol closer to the border?