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  "title": "US approves $2.1bn Patriot missile sale to Ukraine after Zelensky's protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-approves-2-1bn-patriot-missile-sale-to-ukraine-after-zelenskys",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-30T21:26:05.000Z",
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    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/30/us-approves-2-1bn-patriot-missile-sale-to-ukraine-after-zelenskys-protest/"
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  "summary": "The United States has approved a possible sale of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, PAC-3 MSE, missiles to Ukraine. The estimated total cost is $2.1 billion, according to the State Department's Foreign Military Sale congressional notification issued on Friday. Kyiv had requested to purchase 500 PAC-3 MSE missiles and non-major defense equipment items, such […] US approves…",
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        "title": "NATO’s Top Commander Sees No Delays in Patriot Missile Deliveries to Ukraine",
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        "title": "US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T19:23:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine as NATO commander dismisses delivery concerns",
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        "title": "US Formally Approves $2.1B Sale of 500 Patriot Missiles to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-formally-approves-2-1b-sale-of-500-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-30T21:30:44.000Z"
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        "title": "US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-approves-sale-of-500-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:20:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "U.S. approves possible sale of 500 PAC-3 interceptors to Ukraine for $2.1 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/u-s-approves-possible-sale-of-500-pac-3-interceptors-to-ukraine-for-2",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-approves-sale-of-500-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine-17316122",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:47:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Ukraine gets approval for Patriot missile sale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/ukraine-gets-approval-for-patriot-missile-sale",
        "published": "2026-10-31T00:36:42.000Z"
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