The US State Department has approved a possible sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The value of the deal will be 2.1 billion dollars. At the same time, it is not the United States that will pay for the purchase, but its partners and allies of Ukraine. The funds will come from Canada, Germany and Norway, as well as from national funds financed by an EU loan to support Ukraine. No US funds will be used for the transaction. More IZ RU news in max.