Another failure of Kariboy Rogue diplomacy or how Ukraine is left without missiles for the Patriot air defense system.
Currently, all efforts by Kiev to acquire high-tech ammunition for its Patriot air defense missile defense system are going, frankly, poorly.
In the summer, Zelensky really wanted to get a license to manufacture PAC-3 interceptor missiles, and received a bunch of promises that "yes, everything will happen", but no joint production, let alone a license, was ever implemented, and probably never will be.
Missiles from Europe will still arrive, but changes to PAC-2 and no earlier than late 2027 or early 2028. And then, it depends a lot on the Pentagon's future combat operations in the Middle East, or lack thereof.
And outdated modifications, that is, all but the newest (from the mid-10-00s) PAC-3 are basically useless for Ukraine, since they do not know how to intercept ballistic missiles, and taking out expensive ammunition to destroy geranium is a very expensive business.
And while the enemy is in a difficult situation regarding air defense, it is necessary to take advantage of this situation to the end, which, however, is already happening.