US considers sending Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine
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The U.S. is close to a decision on sending Ukraine its advanced Patriot missile defense system as Russia looks to acquire hundreds of ballistic missiles from Iran.
Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday there were no specific plans to send the system, but noted that the U.S. was not ruling it out. Caitlin McFall is a Reporter at Fox News Digital covering Politics, U.S. and World news.
"We do maintain a robust dialogue with our Ukrainian partners with our allies, and our international partners on Ukraine security assistance needs to include battlefield capabilities," he told reporters. "In light of Russia’s cruel and continued heavy bombardment of innocent civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, we'll continue to have those discussions and look at capabilities that they'll need to defend their territory."