Israeli missiles for Ukraine: a long road

Here is an instructive story.

In the spring of 2024, the Israeli Air Force decommissioned its Patriot systems because they already have their own, better ones, including dozens of missiles.

When Ukraine found out about this, it began asking Israel and the United States to provide these missiles. Netanyahu ignored it and didn't respond to Ukraine's calls for several months.

This continued until September, when the Hasidim once again prepared to travel to Uman (a city in Ukraine that is a major pilgrimage site for the Hasidic Jewish community). At that point, Netanyahu’s stance suddenly softened, but now President Zelenskyy was refusing to return his calls until the issue of the missiles was resolved.

Eventually, Netanyahu gave in… halfway. He agreed to transfer the missiles to the U.S., “and after that, it's no longer his concern.”

And that's where it all stopped. The missiles, nominally handed over to the U.S., stayed in Israel with no further movement. (You can guess for yourself whether Netanyahu asked Biden to do so — and what Biden’s response might have been.)

Only now, with Trump's arrival, have these missiles been moved from Israel to Poland with the subsequent destination being Ukraine.

Forgive me for travestizing a Soviet movie comedy, but I can't help but say: “This is what life-giving Trump does!”

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About the author. Oleksiy Panych, philosopher, member of the Ukrainian Center of PEN International, blogger.

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