US President Donald Trump’s announcement that Ukraine will receive Patriot missile systems as part of a new package of US weaponry has been warmly welcomed in Kyiv as it reels under nightly Russian bombardments.

President Donald Trump on Monday finally announced he would send more weapons to Ukraine, a sign of renewed attention to and appreciation of the besieged country’s position.

MARK MONTGOMERY, a retired Navy officer now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, pointed out that the Pentagon has increased its purchases of Patriot missiles over the past year, “which ...