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US approves Patriot missile sale to Ukraine worth an estimated $2.1 billion
Ukraine's president said the country had waited almost a month for US sign-off as Russia stepped up attacks.
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Reuters reports the US State Department said it approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 defensive interceptor missiles. The department said Ukraine will pay with contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway routed through the US JUMPSTART program, plus national funds financed by the EU's Ukraine Support Loan. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has pressed the US to speed up missile deliveries ahead of winter.
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