{"id":23229,"date":"2025-05-04T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-american-air-defense-is-on-the-way-to-help-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T12:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T12:46:16","slug":"more-american-air-defense-is-on-the-way-to-help-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-american-air-defense-is-on-the-way-to-help-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine is getting more help in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A Patriot air-defense system that was based in Israel will be sent to Ukraine after it is refurbished, four current and former U.S. officials said in recent days, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of Germany or Greece giving another one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the discussions, declined to describe President Trump\u2019s view of the decision to transfer more Patriot systems to Ukraine, nor did they comment on whether it was made before he took office, during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The White House\u2019s National Security Council does not provide details on the strength and placement of defense systems, said James Hewitt, a spokesman for the council. \u201cPresident Trump has been clear: he wants the war in Ukraine to end and the killing to stop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Defense Department said in a statement that \u201cit continues to provide equipment to Ukraine from previously authorized\u201d packages, referring to weaponry pulled from existing inventories and new purchases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The delivery, which has not been previously reported, comes as Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine, including an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/29\/world\/europe\/kyiv-russia-missile-strike.html\" title=\"\">April 24 missile strike<\/a> on Kyiv that was the deadliest since last summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A year ago, allies <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us\/politics\/ukraine-nato-patriot-air-defense.html\" title=\"\">struggled<\/a> to answer Mr. Zelensky\u2019s demand for seven Patriot systems. Although Ukraine now has eight, only six are functioning. The other two are being refurbished, one of the U.S. officials said. With the one from Israel, and one from Germany or Greece, Ukraine would have 10 Patriot systems in total, largely to protect the capital, Kyiv.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As Russia has intensified recent attacks, Mr. Trump\u2019s recent <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-ukraine-russia-zelensky.html\" title=\"\">public remarks<\/a> on the war have softened in favor of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump had a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/27\/world\/europe\/ukraine-trump-zelensky-putin.html\" title=\"\">cordial meeting<\/a> with Mr. Zelensky at Pope Francis\u2019 funeral in Rome last weekend, after a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/28\/us\/politics\/trump-zelensky-us-ukraine-russia.html\" title=\"\">disastrous one<\/a> in February in the Oval Office. He has dialed down his negative rhetoric about Mr. Zelensky and questioned whether Russia is serious about peace talks. A delayed minerals deal with Ukraine was signed on Wednesday, paving the way for more U.S. military aid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Saturday, Mr. Zelensky <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurointegration.com.ua\/rus\/news\/2025\/05\/3\/7210821\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told reporters<\/a> in Kyiv that the minerals deal could mean the United States would send more air-defense systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under U.S. export rules for sensitive defense equipment, the United States must approve any transfers of the American-made Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, even if they were coming via other countries. The systems are scarce, and their deployment is often a shell game of world hot spots, figuring out which global crisis requires them most to defend U.S. troops, bases and allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump has made ending the war a signature goal of U.S. foreign policy, but at the same time, has flipped that policy on its head. Even though Russia started the war, Mr. Trump has frequently <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/08\/us\/politics\/trump-putin-russia.html\" title=\"\">expressed admiration<\/a> for its president, Vladimir V. Putin, and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/world\/trump-putin-russia-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">adopted<\/a> some Russian talking points, like saying that Ukraine should not be able to join NATO and that Ukraine was somehow responsible for the war despite being invaded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Since the start of the war, Mr. Zelensky has repeatedly asked for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/euromaidanpress.com\/2025\/04\/08\/ukraine-receives-only-half-of-requested-patriot-air-defense-systems-capable-of-intercepting-ballistic-targets-as-missile-shortage-intensifies\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more Patriot systems<\/a>, saying they were essential to defend his country. Each Patriot surface-to-air system consists of a battery with a powerful radar system and mobile launchers that fire missiles to intercept incoming projectiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The United States first sent a Patriot system to Ukraine in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2023\/04\/19\/ukraine-first-patriot-air-defense-system\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">April 2023<\/a>. By <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/06\/world\/europe\/ukraine-patriots-us.html\" title=\"\">January 2024<\/a>, there were already missile shortages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Friday, Col. Yurii Ihnat, a spokesman in Ukraine\u2019s air force, said it was no secret that Ukraine needed more air defenses. \u201cWe are really waiting\u201d for supplies, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Since taking office, Mr. Trump has publicly brushed off Mr. Zelensky\u2019s requests for more Patriots, which Mr. Zelensky has recently offered to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2025\/04\/18\/ukraine-patriot-systems-us\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">buy<\/a>. When asked about Mr. Zelensky\u2019s request to buy Patriots almost three weeks ago, Mr. Trump <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-dismisses-zelenskys-proposal-to-buy-10-patriot-systems-blames-him-for-starting-war\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> the Ukrainian leader was \u201calways looking to purchase missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But Russia has been increasing its attacks on Ukrainian cities \u2014 including an exploding drone attack on Kyiv on Sunday that wounded 11 people \u2014 ever since the United States started pushing peace talks <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/02\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-war-cease-fire-talks.html\" title=\"\">in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On April 24, a Russian ballistic missile killed 13 people and injured almost 90 others in Kyiv. In a rare rebuke of Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114392923237368367\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> on social media, \u201cVladimir, STOP!\u201d He later <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114404524335638236\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> there was no reason for Mr. Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas. \u201cIt makes me think that maybe he doesn\u2019t want to stop the war, he\u2019s just tapping me along.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The attack starkly illustrated how Russia can <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/english.nv.ua\/nation\/ukraine-needs-a-whole-range-of-means-to-down-every-missile-russia-launches-not-only-patriots-50433505.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">overwhelm<\/a> Patriot systems, often by sending a barrage of drones and missiles almost simultaneously. Nearly 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and about 150 <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1915306369474842949\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">attack drones<\/a> targeted cities across Ukraine that night, although Kyiv was hit the hardest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/raketa_svitlo\/39571\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lacked<\/a> the air defenses to shoot down that many missiles and drones, said Ihor Klymenko, the country\u2019s minister of internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The next night, Mr. Zelensky <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/najblizhchimi-dnyami-mozhut-vidbutisya-duzhe-vagomi-zustrich-97341\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">renewed<\/a> his offer to buy Patriots. \u201cWe are ready to purchase the necessary number of Patriot systems for our country,\u201d he said in his nightly speech. \u201cThis is not about charity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On April 26, Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump met <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/26\/world\/europe\/trump-pope-francis-funeral.html\" title=\"\">on the sidelines<\/a> of the pope\u2019s funeral in Vatican City, leading to the apparent reset of their relationship after the Oval Office encounter in February. Both Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian president in that meeting, saying he had not expressed sufficient gratitude for American help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After the pope\u2019s funeral, Mr. Zelensky <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/mayemo-pershij-rezultat-vatikanskoyi-zustrichi-yakij-robit-y-97493\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> he and Mr. Trump had talked about a deal to share in the profit from extraction of Ukraine\u2019s natural resources. Mr. Trump later said Mr. Zelensky asked for Patriot missiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe told me that he needs more weapons,\u201d Mr. Trump told reporters. \u201cHe\u2019s been saying that for three years.\u201d But then, he added, \u201cLook, he wants to do something good for his country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-small css-nss59b e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\"><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-13ytnnu ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">In this photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service, Mr. Zelensky can be seen with Mr. Trump on the sidelines of Pope Francis\u2019 funeral at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica.<\/span><span class=\"css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Credit&#8230;<\/span><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday, the United States and Ukraine <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/world\/europe\/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump.html\" title=\"\">signed<\/a> the minerals deal. While it does not explicitly mention security guarantees for Ukraine, it ensures <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/01\/world\/europe\/ukraine-trump-minerals-deal.html\" title=\"\">the possibility<\/a> of shipments of American weapons to Ukraine if a peace deal is not reached with Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While Ukraine is still receiving weapons authorized under Mr. Biden, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/apr\/14\/us-military-aid-ukraine-russia-war\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">those supplies<\/a> are expected to end this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Patriot systems cost at least $1 billion to build and about 90 troops to run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Data compiled by the weapons trackers at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London suggest about 186 Patriot systems are in operation worldwide. The United States owns about one-third of them and has sent many abroad to protect allies in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Several dozen Patriots have been sent to the Indo-Pacific region because of threats from China and North Korea, although the United States <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/theaters\/middle_east\/2025-04-11\/us-moves-patriot-to-centcom-17439738.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">recently moved at least one to the Middle East<\/a> to safeguard Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">European allies own about 40 systems, including the eight now in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The ninth Patriot coming from Israel and being overhauled for Ukraine is an older model, according to two of the U.S. officials. It is expected to be delivered to Ukraine by this summer. Germany and Greece together own about 15 Patriot systems, according to the international institute\u2019s data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kateryna Stepanenko, a Russia analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based organization, said the increased Russian strikes likely sought in part to deplete some of Ukraine\u2019s air defenses and stocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cPart of it is a psychological and political campaign that the Kremlin is waging, in which it\u2019s trying to scare Ukrainian people into essentially accepting capitulation, when the realities of the battlefield for Russia are far from Russia actually winning,\u201d Ms. Stepanenko said in an interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Andrew E. 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