A New aid package from the US includes the Patriot air defense system for Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced an additional $1.85B in security assistance for Ukraine before President Zelenskyy’s arrival in the White House. The new aid package will include the first transfer of the Patriot missile defense system. The new $1B package will provide Ukraine with expanded air defense and precision-strike capabilities, as well as additional munitions and critical equipment that Ukraine needs to defend itself on the battlefield effectively, said Blinken in the statement. Blinken added that the Pentagon will also announce $850M of new security assistance for Ukraine today. His statement followed a similar statement from the White House, all coming the same day as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington.