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Biden to announce new aid to Ukraine, including Patriot system

Biden to announce new aid to Ukraine, including Patriot system US President Joe Biden (Getty Images)
Author: Maria Kholina

US President Joe Biden will announce a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine, including an additional Patriot air defense system, citing the Associated Press.

According to two American officials, President Biden will announce the new aid package during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The new package will include a Patriot missile system, which is crucial for Ukraine to bolster its air defense against Russian aviation.

This will be the second Patriot system the US has provided to Ukraine and is among several that Biden announced this week at the NATO summit.

US aid to Ukraine

On July 10, during the opening of the NATO summit in Washington, President Joe Biden announced the transfer of an additional Patriot system to Ukraine, as well as other supplies to strengthen the country's air defense.

In addition to the Patriot and SAMP-T systems, the US and its partners intend to provide Ukraine with dozens of tactical air defense systems in the coming months.