Pentagon rules out THAAD deployment in Eastern Europe to bolster Ukrainian air defenses

According to her, “the commitments to Israel and Ukraine are different, different wars, different regions” that require “different capabilities.”

“It is a little bit of apples and oranges here,” she said, without providing any clarification, emphasizing U.S. President Joe Biden's commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes and to continue to support Ukraine in what it needs on the battlefield.

“I don't want to go down the whole list of everything that we're providing Ukraine to everything that we're providing to Israel. But what I can tell you is this administration, this department continues to support both in the different needs that they need.”

Over the weekend, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of a THAAD battery and associated U.S. military personnel to bolster Israel's air defenses  following Iran's attacks against Israel.