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FT: Ukraine, US, Israel in talks to send up to 8 Patriot systems to Kyiv

https://kyivindependent.com/ft-ukraine-us-israel-in-talks-to-send-up-to-8-patriot-systems-to-kyiv/

The outlines of the deal, which is not yet finalized, have been discussed between ministers and senior officials of the three nations, unnamed sources told the Financial Times. It may include Patriot systems being sent from Israel to the U.S. and then to Ukraine.

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ShellMonkey

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Israel wants to get some gold star for agreeing to send systems the US provided to Ukraine now? What kind of PR lunacy is going on here.

Billy

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Systems Israel bought and later also upgraded to GEM+.

ShellMonkey

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And with a major portion of US military aid grants coming with the condition that the purchased equipment come from US contractors you can argue which funding bucket it came from, but in all practicality Israel bought US systems with aid money granted from the US and then where willing to give the old systems they intended to decommission to someone the US is aiming to support.

It really is just US aid to Ukraine with an Israeli sticker on it in that sense.

Billy

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These systems were bought years before the US military grants were started for Israel.

Dudewhat

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So 1944? Cmon man

Billy

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USA only started selling weapons to Israel in the 1960's, and initially only defensive weapons.
Before that, the USA had an arms embargo on Israel. Israel got its weapons from Czechoslovakia (under Soviet rule) and later, France.

Tryptaminev

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USA only started selling weapons to Israel in the 1960’s, and initially only defensive weapons.

Leaving aside the fact that the 1960s are 60 years ago, the patriot system is there to shoot down missiles, drones and maybe approaching fighter jets. It is a "defensive weapon".

Billy

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Yes, I replied to someone who implied that the USA has been giving Israel military aid since 1944.

I don't understand what are you trying to say with the rest of your reply.
I already wrote that Israel bought it from the USA.