Trump administration has not approved interceptor missile transfer to Ukraine, Washington Post reports
Zelenskyy says the hold-up is worsening Ukraine’s air defense shortage as European allies wait for U.S. approval to send American-made interceptors.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a U.S. congressional delegation that recent American decisions on the war are "hard to explain," citing delays in arms shipments and restrictions on intelligence sharing.
- Zelenskiy stated the Pentagon is delaying missile deliveries already paid for through the PURL programme, with one package awaiting the signature of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Operational intelligence has also faced hurdles: Ukraine failed to receive standard advance warnings for attacks on three occasions last week, while limitations on the Starshield system hinder defense against Russian drones.
- Ukraine is willing to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries for 30 days if Washington supplies Patriot interceptor missiles, a condition reportedly demanded by President Donald Trump.
- Zelenskiy hopes a Ukrainian delegation will meet U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Norway in the coming days to pursue diplomatic resolution.
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Ukraine claims US missile holdup ahead of talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused the US of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his war-torn country ahead of reported talks with a top US envoy yesterday. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured over military aid and intelligence sharing, with Zelen
The U.S. President now openly refers to Russia in the Ukraine War. Selenskyy is increasingly relying on other interlocutors in Washington.
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…
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