{"id":8629,"date":"2025-07-09T00:02:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T00:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-mulls-sending-kyiv-another-patriot-air-defense-system-wsj-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T00:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T00:02:26","slug":"trump-mulls-sending-kyiv-another-patriot-air-defense-system-wsj-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-mulls-sending-kyiv-another-patriot-air-defense-system-wsj-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump mulls sending Kyiv another Patriot air defense system, WSJ reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering sending Ukraine an additional Patriot air defense system, a move that would mark his administration’s first major weapons transfer to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on July 8, citing two defense officials. <\/p>\n

The report is the latest in a series of contradictory messages from the Trump White House in recent days regarding military aid to Ukraine. While the Pentagon on July 2 announced a halt in weapons shipments<\/a> to Kyiv due to dwindling U.S. stockpiles, Trump later claimed he wasn’t responsible<\/a> for the decision and wanted to send more weapons<\/a> to Ukraine. <\/p>\n

A U.S. defense official told<\/a> the WSJ that Trump has asked the Pentagon to look into options for supplying Ukraine with more arms, including a Patriot<\/a> air defense system. Officials are also reportedly exploring whether other nations can send Patriots to Kyiv. <\/p>\n

The claim dovetails with recent media reports about the administration’s plans to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses. Axios reported on July 8 that the White House is pursuing a plan to have Germany sell another Patriot battery<\/a> to Ukraine, with the U.S. and European allies splitting the cost of the purchase. Sources told the outlet that Trump also pledged to send 10 Patriot interceptor missiles to Kyiv. <\/p>\n

If the U.S. provides Ukraine with an additional Patriot system, it would mark the first time Trump has approved a major military aid package to Kyiv that wasn’t previously greenlighted by former U.S. President Joe Biden. <\/p>\n

Washington has thus far provided Kyiv with three Patriots, a former Pentagon official told the WSJ. Germany<\/a> has also sent three, while a group of European countries provided one. According to the official, not all systems are in use at the same time due to maintenance issues. <\/p>\n

The U.S.-made air defense systems are in high demand around the world. Each system consists of two or three launchers, a radar, a command and control element, and interceptor missiles. Patriot missiles are also in short supply globally: Ukraine faces an urgent need for the munitions amid increased Russian aerial attacks, and the Guardian reported on July 8 that even the U.S. has only 25% of the interceptors<\/a> required by its defense readiness plans. <\/p>\n

According to one of the officials who spoke to the WSJ, the U.S. military would be able to supply an additional Patriot to Ukraine if ordered by the White House. <\/p>\n

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