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Ukraine’s scramble for US patriot missiles

Ukraine is facing a struggle to keep up its supply of surface-to-air missiles. Donald Trump is reluctant to supply them and European stockpiles are depleted handing Russia a potential battlefield advantage.


The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 

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