A Ukrainian military expert, speaking in an interview with a Ukrainian television station, said that Trump's recent statement about providing 17 "Patriot" air defense systems to Ukraine was a lie, because the 17 systems Trump mentioned were not the same as what Ukrainians understood. Trump considered each launcher and other subsystems of the "Patriot" air defense system as one unit, so the 17 units Trump mentioned actually equated to only 2-3 regular units.
Previously, former US President Trump had stated that he could provide Ukraine with "Patriot" air defense systems, but they must be purchased by European countries, not given for free as before. Germany has already agreed to pay for the purchase, but Italy and France have publicly opposed it, and Ukraine still needs to wait.
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