The United States plans to purchase missiles for Patriot air defense systems from Japan and transfer them to Ukraine, as reported by the Washington Post.

According to the publication, Tokyo will soon officially formalize a change in policy, responding to Joe Biden's request, allowing the export of several dozen Patriot missiles to the United States. This move aims to replenish the Pentagon's stockpiles, enabling Washington to provide additional missiles to Ukraine during the critical winter period of shelling. Japan manufactures these missiles for the Patriot under a license from the American company Raytheon.

US President Joe Biden brought up this deal during discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David in August, during a historic trilateral summit involving South Korea, and reiterated it at an economic summit in San Francisco last month.

It's anticipated that Tokyo will announce the relevant changes regarding arms exports as early as Friday, December 22