US will move Patriot defence systems from Israel to Ukraine, new report says
Ageing missile system due to be retired by IDF
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was in Brussels to sign an EU pact on defence co-operation. Photo: Reuters
The United States is considering moving some of its Patriot missile systems from Israel to Ukraine to help shore up its air defences against Russia, it has been claimed.
Under the proposed deal being discussed, up to eight Patriot missile defence systems in Israel would be transferred to the US and then on to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported.
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