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"The US is planning to send advanced air defence systems to Ukraine after Donald Trump signed a minerals deal with Kyiv and threatened to walk away from peace talks.
One Patriot system will be moved from Israel after undergoing refurbishments, while a second system could be sent by Germany or Greece, according to four officials.
Mr Trump paused all military deliveries to Ukraine after a row with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. But he has since grown frustrated with Vladimir Putin’s refusal to commit to a ceasefire and has withdrawn from formal peace negotiations.
The officials, speaking to the New York Times, refused to confirm whether the proposed shipment reflected a change in the US president’s approach toward Ukraine.
Joe Biden, the former US president, secured the deal with Israel in September ahead of Mr Trump’s election win, according to a former White House official."
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The mercurial president is settling on his predecessor's policy, for the moment anyway.
One Patriot system will be moved from Israel after undergoing refurbishments, while a second system could be sent by Germany or Greece, according to four officials.
Mr Trump paused all military deliveries to Ukraine after a row with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. But he has since grown frustrated with Vladimir Putin’s refusal to commit to a ceasefire and has withdrawn from formal peace negotiations.
The officials, speaking to the New York Times, refused to confirm whether the proposed shipment reflected a change in the US president’s approach toward Ukraine.
Joe Biden, the former US president, secured the deal with Israel in September ahead of Mr Trump’s election win, according to a former White House official."
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The mercurial president is settling on his predecessor's policy, for the moment anyway.