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US may send Patriot systems to Kiev, or may not

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 30 Nov 2022 09:02

Pentagon Press Secretary says the US has no plans to send Patriot systems to Ukraine contradicting another official on the same day who said Washington is considering it.

  • American Patriot air-defense missile system.
    American Patriot air-defense missile system

Following reports that Washington might supply Kiev with Patriot defense systems, Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadaire General Pat Ryder made a contradictory statement on Tuesday.

"Right now we have no plans to provide Patriot batteries to Ukraine but again, we’ll continue to have those discussions," Ryder told reporters in a briefing.

"There will continue to be an ongoing discussion," he added, noting that "when we have more to announce on that front, we certainly will."

Read more: UK to supply Ukraine with air defense missiles

The statement came on the same day that another senior Defense Department official stated that the United States is considering sending Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.

The Patriot batteries would complement the existing capabilities provided to Kiev and would help counter ballistic missile attacks, US defense officials said.

The US Defense Department had said it provided National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine earlier this month, saying they were already operational.

Read more: 'Israel' gives Russia ultimatum over 'Iranian arms supplies' - reports

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