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At a meeting with Zelensky, Biden promised to supply Patriot anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden, at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, promised to provide Ukraine with financial, humanitarian and "security" assistance that Kiev needs, including the supply of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems. It is reported by CNN.
Earlier on December 21, announced US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken the delivery of Patriot systems to Ukraine. These supplies will be part of a new $1.85 billion package of US aid to Ukraine.
- For several months now, Russian troops have been systematically launching missile strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure, primarily on power plants. Patriot systems are missile defense systems that Ukraine has long sought to supply.