President Donald Trump said the US will send more Patriot air-defense batteries to Ukraine in an apparent shift to a more confrontational stance toward Russia after his attempts to negotiate a ceasefire failed.

Ukraine could indeed receive 17 Patriot missile launchers originally intended for Switzerland. Bern has already been warned that deliveries of these systems will be delayed, Defense Express reports. The outlet highlighted a statement from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense,

Sending U.S. Patriots marks a shift for Trump, who had previously refrained from approving new weapons shipments to Ukraine since he returned to the White House. It also comes as U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham announced record levels of U.S. arms would go to Ukraine, dealing a blow to Putin.