Trump administration has not approved interceptor missile transfer to Ukraine, Washington Post reports
Zelenskyy says the delay is worsening Ukraine’s air defense shortage as Russia intensifies missile strikes and Europe waits for U.S. approval to send more interceptors.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told United States lawmakers that Ukraine had nearly exhausted its Patriot interceptors, offering to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries for 30 days in exchange for American air defense assistance.
- This proposal follows an earlier reciprocal energy ceasefire offer that Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected. Russia has intensified ballistic missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, with Zelensky reporting 16 ballistic missiles launched during a recent assault.
- Zelensky suspects political decisions are delaying United States support, citing reduced Starlink and Starshield capabilities and missing early warnings of Russian attacks. The Pentagon is delaying shipments through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List program.
- Washington has yet to indicate willingness to support the 30-day arrangement. Zelensky discussed the situation with Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday and hopes to meet them in Norway.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve a new missile package, leaving European allies unable to transfer interceptors from their stockpiles. Patriot systems remain critical as Russia targets infrastructure ahead of winter.
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The United States is withholding the shipment of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has assured that "there are political agreements that have not been implemented on an operational scale." A senior Ukrainian official and two military officials in the country, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the Kyiv Independent portal, assure that the Secretary of War, Pete Hegse…
Donald Trump Did Ukraine Dirty and Won’t Send Patriot Missiles Defenses As Russia Hammers with Missiles and Drones
Zelensky told US senators on Monday that Patriot interceptors Ukraine’s European allies already paid for are ready but still waiting on Pentagon approval. He says the US now sends only about twelve a month, and he has floated a thirty-day pause on strikes against Russian refineries in exchange for more.
According to media reports, Ukrainian President Selenskyj accuses the U.S. government of withholding interceptors for Ukraine. According to this statement, Secretary of Defense Hegseth has not yet authorised the delivery of patriotic and other air defense missiles with his signature, although the systems of NATO states have already been paid for.
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