{"id":2272671,"date":"2024-06-20T14:47:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-aid-by-delaying-shipments-to-other-allies\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:49:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T18:49:32","slug":"white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-aid-by-delaying-shipments-to-other-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-aid-by-delaying-shipments-to-other-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"White House delays aid shipments to allies to prioritize Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-prioritizes-ukraine-aid-by-delaying-shipments-to-other-allies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden\u2063 administration has committed to supplying Ukraine with additional air defense \u2064systems, prioritizing \u2064the country over\u200b other\u2063 allies who have existing orders \u2064for this equipment. \u2062This decision, \u200ccommunicated\u2062 by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, is\u2064 in response to \u200cUkraine&#8217;s urgent need for enhanced air defense capabilities amidst intensified efforts\u200d by Russia to damage the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. \u2063The \u200bdelivery\u2063 of Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems missiles to\u2064 Ukraine is expected to begin this summer and aims to sustain them\u2062 for\u2062 the \u200bnext 16 \u2063months.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a> announced that it will provide additional air defense systems to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> by prioritizing them over other allies who have already purchased this equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to prioritize Ukraine for the deliveries of Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems missiles, which National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced on a call with reporters Thursday, comes after repeated pleas from Ukrainian leaders as Russia has \u201capplied a lot more energy and effort in recent months\u201d to destroy Ukraine\u2019s energy system, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine is \u201cin desperate need of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-wont-the-u-s-give-patriot-interceptors-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Why Won\u2019t the U.S. Give Patriot Interceptors to Ukraine?\">additional air defense capabilities<\/a>,\u201d Kirby added, describing the decision as an \u201cextraordinary step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainians should start receiving these interceptors this summer. The goal is to provide them with enough equipment to last the next 16 months.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked President Joe Biden on X, saying the aid \u201cwill protect Ukrainian cities and civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership between Ukraine and the United States is strong and unwavering. Together, we are protecting life against terror and aggression,\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1803830585229541462\"><\/a>\u2018 he added.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1803830585229541462\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Multiple countries have been informed that their purchases of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">weapons systems<\/a> will be delayed due to the United States\u2019s decision to prioritize Ukraine, though they will still get what they purchased on a longer timeline. They were \u201cbroadly understanding\u201d of the U.S.\u2019s decision, Kirby explained.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby did not specify which countries, or how many, will have their orders delayed, though Switzerland has been identified as one of those nations, according\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blick.ch\/politik\/trotz-schriftlicher-vertraege-usa-liefern-patriot-raketen-vorerst-nicht-an-bern-id19855355.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Blick<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s decision will not affect U.S. aid deliveries to Israel or Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3049485\/putin-arrives-in-north-korea-to-continue-strengthening-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"traveled to North Korea\">traveled to North Korea<\/a> where he met with leader Kim Jong Un. The two authoritarian leaders strengthened their partnership, which U.S. officials have warned about repeatedly for months.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fear-of-donald-trump-kept-putin-from-invading-ukraine-heres-how-trump-pulled-it-off%ef%bf%bc\/\" title=\"Fear Of Donald Trump Kept Putin From Invading Ukraine. Here\u2019s How Trump Pulled It Off\ufffc\">provided lethal aid<\/a> to Russia for use in Ukraine, including giving them more than one million artillery shells as well as ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration will prioritize Ukraine over other allies for air defense systems, including Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby revealed this decision during a call, emphasizing the urgency of supporting Ukraine with these advanced defensive capabilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2272672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Biden-and-Zelensky-G7-in-Italy-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Biden-and-Zelensky-G7-in-Italy-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}