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SULLIVAN: ...Germany recently announced the donation of another Patriot system to Ukraine. [...] Q Thank you, Jake. How big of an impact will these long-range ATACMS have on the battlefields in Ukraine? And will more long-range ATACMS be sent to Ukraine as part of this $60 billion aid package? SULLIVAN: So, we've—as I said in my opening comments, we've already sent some. We will send more now that we have additional both authority and money. I'm not going to get into specific numbers for operational reasons.
Q On U—on Ukraine, John, can you say: Is the U.S. considering sending another Patriot battery to Ukraine? KIRBY: When we send additional items and we can speak to it, we'll certainly let you know. You all saw what is in this first package. These are critical capabilities for them. But clearly, air defense is going to remain something that's a high priority for—for the Ukrainians. And as we can contribute to that air defense across a range of different capabilities—long, medium, and short range—we'll do that.
MITCHELL @03:39: They say they need air defenses desperately. They want Patriots. The prime minister was here sitting right there last week telling me that. I've checked with our officials in the military, and they say, there's a shortage of Patriots. Germany has sent more Patriots to Ukraine than the US has. Can we get them more? SULLIVAN: Well, first of all, if yout think about the roled the US plays, it's not just what we send. It's what we work with other countries to send. Secretary Austin runs a monthly meeting ot the defense ministers of 50 countries, almost like a quarterback calling the plays to get air defense interceptors [missiles] into Ukraine. We got some from Germany. We got some from other countries. We got some from the United States, and we are doing a lot of the supplying of the actual missiles that go into that battery—those batteries that get fired. The US Patriot systems right now are deployed around the world, including the Middle East, to protect US troops. If we we can UNLOCK further American Patriot batteries, we would send them. In the meantime, what we're going to do is work with European partners to get them to provide air defense capability to Ukraine. We will do everything we can to protect its skies from the missiles that are raining down on the cities of Ukraine, whether they be Russian missiles or North Korean missiles.
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