US in talks to send Israel’s Patriot systems to Ukraine
"... While the transfer of all eight systems was being discussed, they might not all end up being sent to Ukraine, four of the people said. Three of the people with knowledge of the discussions said Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba had held talks on the matter with his US counterpart Antony Blinken in recent weeks. ... Israel has also ample stocks of interceptor missiles — which Ukraine also needs — to go with the batteries, according to one person familiar with the size of Israel’s arsenal. Analysts also said the old Israeli interceptor missiles had a longer range and a bigger warhead than the newer PAC-3 model. ..."
Reference: www.ft.com .
