The US State Department has approved the sale of 500 PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine for $2.1bn, funded by Canada, Germany and Norway via the JUMPSTART program and the EU's Ukraine Support Loan, with Lockheed Martin as principal contractor. BBC News
BBC NewsUS approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to UkraineThe American-made interceptors are the only effective weapon for downing Russia's ballistic missiles.
With Kyiv saying deliveries had been delayed for months, does Europe paying for US-made air defence change how much leverage Washington has over Ukraine policy?
