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Trump Administration Holds up Patriot Missiles for Ukraine
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is receiving only 12 Patriot interceptors a month as Washington withholds approval for more missiles already paid for by allies.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported delays in "certain types of vital supplies," pointing to the Department of Defense as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not signed off on paid Patriot missile contracts.
- The Trump administration is selling the missiles to Ukraine, unlike previous U.S. military assistance provided without charge, and Ukrainian officials suspect Washington is deliberately withholding weapons to pressure Ukraine into accepting unfavorable terms to end Russia's war.
- Supplying only 12 Patriot interceptors per month, the United States is providing roughly one-quarter of the volume during the President Joe Biden administration, while Zelenskyy warned Ukraine faces a severe shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles.
- Restrictions coincide with repeated disruptions to Starlink and Starshield communications alongside early-warning system failures; American officials attributed these outages to "bad weather conditions," while State Secretary Marco Rubio cited a software malfunction.
- Despite these disagreements, Zelenskyy expressed hope that relations with Washington could improve following the November 3 U.S. midterm elections, though the current delivery rate remains unchanged as of Monday with critical contracts awaiting Hegseth's signature.
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The US administration has not approved the possibility for third countries to supply Ukraine with Patriot interceptor missiles, of which Ukraine has an acute shortage, writes The Washington Post (WP).
·Tallinn, Estonia
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US defense secretary has not formally rejected transfers but also has not completed required steps to approve them, Washington Post reports
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy accused the US of deliberately delaying the delivery of missiles for the Patriot system to Ukraine, even though European allies had already paid for them.
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