The United States has approved the sale of 500 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion. According to Washington, "the deal will help achieve the foreign policy and national security goals of the United States by strengthening the security of the partner country, which is a factor of political and economic stability in Europe."

The United States has approved the sale of 500 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion. According to Washington, "the deal will help achieve the foreign policy and national security goals of the United States by strengthening the security of the partner country, which is a factor of political and economic stability in Europe."