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The U.S. will rush the delivery of air-defense interceptors to Ukraine by halting delivery to allies

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"Kyiv would get the additional missiles by the end of summer, the White House said. The decision to redirect U.S. production reflects the Western defense-industry’s limits and acknowledges Ukraine’s urgent need amid intensified Russian attacks. While the Biden administration wouldn’t say how many interceptors it would send, a senior U.S. official said Ukraine would be given priority over the next 16 months, and the missiles would be delivered to Kyiv as they come off the assembly line. Ukraine declined to comment. Among the nations that had contracts to buy interceptors and likely will be affected are South Korea and the U.A.E, a congressional official said. Both embassies in Washington didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment."

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