Now Ukrainian Kyiv officials are no longer afraid of offending people, because they have publicly asked for Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba publicly said to the media that Kyiv no longer intends to be polite, but to obtain Patriot anti-aircraft missiles by directly asking for them. Kuleba complained that Western countries did not have enough military aid for the Patriot air defense system, so the authorities in Kiev, Ukraine, are no longer worried about tearing up their faces with Western countries. Previously, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had already opened his mouth widely, declaring that Western countries should provide Ukraine with at least 25 sets of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to support Ukraine's large-scale air strikes against Russia.
Now Western countries are looking at the position of the United States, because since entering 2024, the United States has not really provided military assistance, which is very different from 2022 and 2023, and it is also because of the supply cut of the United States, so that the attitude of other Western countries has changed, because they are worried that the United States will really give up on Ukraine, and for this reason there are reservations about military assistance to Ukraine. In the past, European countries were "generous", during which they supported Ukrainian Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, main battle tanks and cruise missiles, but now European countries have no large-scale substantive support other than verbal promises, so it has made the Ukrainian Kyiv authorities feel extremely uneasy.
The Kiev authorities are already very uncalm about the unusual calmness of Western countries, hence the tough position of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. Since the beginning of 2024, Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure, especially after the terrorist attack at the Moscow Concert Hall, and Russia has vowed to retaliate, so it has the intention of further military action against Ukraine. It is also because of the pressure exerted by Russia that Ukraine has felt unprecedented fear, so there are complaints from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and at the same time, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister is also asking the West to immediately provide Ukraine with Patriot series anti-aircraft missiles.
Under the strong demand of Ukraine, the United States has already made moves, but it gives people the feeling that the United States has no rhythm to move, because the United States provides accessories for old anti-aircraft missiles. According to US media reports, the US State Department has approved arms sales worth $130 million, allowing the United States to provide Ukraine with the repair of decommissioned Hawk anti-aircraft missiles, as well as the supply of spare parts. The United States did not provide Ukraine with Patriot 3 series anti-aircraft missiles, thus exposing that the United States has fallen into a passive situation, starting from the reality of the United States, now the Biden administration of the United States does not have enough funds for military aid to Ukraine, so it supports Ukraine through arms sales.
The so-called Hawk air defense system is a missile equipped by the United States in the 60s of the last century, but now Ukraine has to rely on this missile to deal with Russia's large-scale air strikes, which is obviously "inadequate". The emergency approval of arms sales by the United States only gave Ukraine a little confidence, but judging from Ukraine's active pursuit of the Patriot 3 air defense system, Ukraine still does not look down on the Hawk air defense system. Ukraine's demand for Western military aid has become higher and higher, but now the Biden administration in the United States cannot handle the US Congress, and it is obvious that Ukraine will pay a price as a pawn of the United States.