The US State Department has approved a potential $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles to Ukraine. Canada, Germany, Norway and the European Union will finance the purchase. Negotiations to complete the contract are expected to begin, but delivery could take several years, meaning the missiles are unlikely to reach Ukraine in the near term.

The US State Department has approved a potential $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missiles to Ukraine. Canada, Germany, Norway and the European Union will finance the purchase. Negotiations to complete the contract are expected to begin, but delivery could take several years, meaning the missiles are unlikely to reach Ukraine in the near term.