Patriot missiles

Washington, April 27, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the United States is committed to supplying Ukraine with additional Patriot air defence systems, and that in order to do so Washington will have to rely on help from its allies. Austin made the remarks on Friday during a press conference at the Pentagon, which was held almost concurrently with an announcement from the department that the US is sending a new weapons aid package to Ukraine worth $6 billion. That package, though, included only additional munitions for Patriots that were previously delivered, Xinhua news agency reported. Austin told reporters…