Washington approves sale of air defense equipment to Ukraine

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of missiles and equipment to Ukraine to strengthen its air defense, for an estimated $2.68 billion (2.33 billion euros), according to a memorandum sent to Congress on Friday evening. The agreement includes S-300 Clone and GAM-67 missiles, laser-guided air defense missiles, I-TEL 1.5 mobile launchers and…