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Posted on 05/04/2025 4:03:51 PM PDT by dennisw
US made deal with Israel under Biden, report says, as Russia fires missiles, drones at Ukrainian cities several times a week; Israeli Air Force decommissioned Patriots last year
A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be refurbished and sent to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing four current and former US officials.
The Biden administration secured the agreement with Israel to move the system, a former White House official told the Times, though the delivery has not previously been reported.
The Patriot is an older model, two US officials told the Times.
It is expected to reach Ukraine this summer, according to the report.
In January, it was reported that the US took 90 Patriot interceptors out of storage in Israel and sent them to Poland to pass on to Ukraine.
The Israeli Air Force said last year it was decommissioning the Patriot systems, to be replaced with more advanced air defenses.
In addition to the Patriot from Israel, the US is seeking to transfer to Ukraine another system from Germany or Greece, according to the Sunday report.
Ukraine currently has eight Patriot systems, and has asked repeatedly for more since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has dismissed the pleas from Ukraine for more Patriots, even deriding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his effort to secure them, and falsely blaming him for starting the war.
“You don’t start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles,” Trump said at the White House last month.
In recent days, however, Trump has been more critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Moscow has launched deadly barrages of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities.
Late last month, Trump posted on social media that “there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days.”
“It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through “Banking” or “Secondary Sanctions?” Too many people are dying!!!” he wrote.
His post came after meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral in the Vatican.
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This is like buying a refurbished Latitude laptop on eBay.
With expired first owner warranties.
Danica Patrick can give them the number to call to pay for the other warranty. Patriot Shield.
🤣🤣. So we are sending them old stuff.
I thought Trump was not going to send anymore weapons to Ukraine...boy hard to believe much anymore...
A little Bondo, a little paint...
4-D chess, or something.
“It is expected to reach Ukraine this summer,”
Might as well take advantage of that time.
This is Israel’s doing.
Will Israel send someone to operate it?
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