Key facts
- The US State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion sale of air defense upgrades to Ukraine.
- The sale includes S-300 clone missiles, GAM-67 missiles, and counter-drone system radars.
- Ukraine would finance the purchase using European contributions and US Foreign Military Financing.
- The US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund was established as part of a US-Ukraine minerals deal.
- The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.
The US State Department has cleared the way for a potential $2.7 billion sale of air defense development upgrades and related equipment to Ukraine. The notification to Congress, made late on Friday, outlines a package that includes S-300 clone missiles, GAM-67 missiles, range-extended air defense laser-guided rocket missile systems, launcher and mobile launching system modification kits, and counter-drone system radars.