America approved the sale of 500 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine America approved the sale of 500 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine. The US State Department said the estimated value of these missiles is more than $2 billion. The US claims that the cost of these interceptor and defense missiles will be paid from the financial aid of Canada, Germany and Norway, as well as the national financial resources that will be provided through the EU support loan to Ukraine. The delay in delivering the missiles added to Ukraine's tensions with the United States, especially after Donald Trump announced an agreement to buy diesel from Russia and criticized Volodymyr Zelensky for Ukraine's refusal to stop attacks on Russian refineries. The president of Ukraine previously said that he has been waiting for almost a month for the United States' approval to send these shipments. Meanwhile, Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and civilian facilities. The president of Ukraine has repeatedly asked the US to speed up the process of supplying the missiles before the coming of winter.