The United States will provide Ukraine with new air defense systems to protect the facilities of American investors.
This was stated by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview with the Brookings Institution.
He noted that Ukraine is a strong and successful country that is increasingly integrating with the West, so the United States is trying to drive private sector investment into it.
"And we’re trying to drive private sector investment into Ukraine to make sure that its economy can grow and thrive. We’ve already seen through the Black Sea that Ukraine is exporting as much as it was before February of 2022. There is extraordinary potential in Ukraine’s economy with the right investment. Now, of course, for both its military capacity and its economic capacity, you’ve got to make sure that you have air defenses in place to try to protect the areas in which you’re making investments. We’re driving that. I think you’ll see more news on that in the coming weeks," Blinken said.
He emphasized that it is now critically important that Ukraine develops the ability to deter and defend itself against aggression going forward over many years.
Earlier, Apostrophe reported that the US and Israel are discussing the possible reinforcement of Ukraine's air defense system with Israeli Patriot batteries.