According to the Russian Sputnik news agency, the United States is facilitating Israel to provide Ukraine with eight Patriot missile defense systems, which seems to echo Kyiv's previous request for seven Patriots.
Ukraine now has only two sets of "patriots" from the United States and Europe, and if Kyiv mentions eight sets of "patriots" from Israel, the defense capability of the Ukrainian army will definitely be stronger. Of course, Israel is not offering the latest "Patriot 3", but the 30-year-old "Patriot 2". However, the Patriot 2 is compatible with the Patriot 3, and Israel has enough long-range interceptor missiles to ease the pressure on the United States if they are supplied to Ukraine.
The message claims that Israel will not ship the equipment directly to Ukraine, but will first ship it back to the United States, and then let the United States arrange it. Interestingly, however, in response to this incident, the attitude of the United States was unexpected, and the Pentagon claimed that they had no idea of such a thing.
Why did the United States make such a shocking statement? Either the thing really doesn't exist, it's just a rumor from the outside world; Either that, things exist, but the United States does not intend to make a statement. After all, such a fanfare action is likely to make the United States even more ugly. What's more, America's allies are also looking at the United States, if the United States really prioritizes all the "Patriots" for supplying to Ukraine, then what will America's allies think?
Of course, in any case, the United States is likely to pressure Israel to strengthen its support for Ukraine. And because Russia recently announced that it will sign a new comprehensive cooperation agreement with Iran, this may also lead to Israel's decision to have a showdown with Russia. Israel is likely to take a more aggressive approach in its support for Ukraine.
But then again, the relationship between Ukraine and Israel is not very pretty. Because Kyiv has made it clear that it recognizes Palestine, and because of the change in Israel's policy towards Ukrainians, this has also led Ukraine to threaten to retaliate against Israel. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israel's position has been unclear. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether Kyiv will be able to get the 8 sets of "Patriots" of Israel as it wishes.