Europe · Sunday, 1 November 2026
US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine, but delivery could take years
The State Department cleared a $2.1 billion sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptors to Ukraine, and President Zelensky called the deal "strong" while warning that manufacturing delays mean deliveries could take years to arrive, missing this winter entirely. He urged allies to draw down existing NATO stockpiles instead, as Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine's power grid.