US President Joe Biden will approve the transfer of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine only after the Pentagon answers a number of questions. This was reported by The Washington Post.
The publication notes that, according to an unnamed high-ranking representative of the administration of the US president, Biden will sign the plan to supply Patriot to Ukraine only after the report of the US Department of Defense on training and maintenance, legal aspects of the transfer and its impact on the readiness of the US Armed Forces.
The Washington Post notes that the Pentagon is currently working on the parameters of the Ukrainian military training program, which will most likely take place in Germany.
At the same time, another US official told the newspaper in an interview that the installations will come from American stocks.
"This will be the most complex piece of equipment that Ukraine has received to date. If the Ukrainians had a year or two to master the Patriot, it would not be a problem...I believe that the Pentagon is very nervous about this," said Mark Kansian, retired American military officer from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.