The United States will provide Slovakia with one Patriot air defense system after it transferred its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine. “I want to thank the Slovakian government for providing an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine,” President Joe Biden said on Friday in a statement. “To enable this transfer and ensure the continued security of Slovakia, the United States will reposition a U.S. Patriot missile system to Slovakia.” The Pentagon confirmed that Slovakia is supplying its S-300 air defense system to Ukraine. However, the deployment of the Patriot system is temporary and the two countries are still working on a permanent deployment arrangement. “This is a temporary deployment of a Patriot battery as we continue to work with Slovakia on what long-term solutions make the most sense for Slovakia and we’re just not there yet,” a senior defense official told reporters on Friday. The Pentagon official also confirmed …