Trump administration has not approved interceptor missile transfer to Ukraine, Washington Post reports
Zelenskyy said the Pentagon has not approved missiles already paid for by allies, deepening Ukraine’s air-defense shortage as Russian attacks intensify.
- On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers the Pentagon is delaying Patriot missile transfers already funded by European allies, with shipments awaiting only Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's signature.
- Under the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List program, European partners finance U.S.-made interceptors, yet deliveries remain stalled despite missiles being ready for deployment to Kyiv.
- Recent ballistic missile strikes cut power to more than 500,000 households, demonstrating Ukraine's vulnerability as it struggles to defend energy infrastructure without sufficient interceptors amid intensified Russian attacks.
- U.S. officials denied claims of political interference, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a Pentagon representative maintaining that established support programs continue unaltered.
- President Zelenskyy travels to Oslo on Tuesday for defense talks, while experts warn stalled aid risks emboldening Moscow's continued attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during the approaching winter.
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Ukrainian President Selenskyy has accused the US government of delaying the delivery of paid interceptors. "The big problem here is above all the lack of Patriot interceptors," says WORLD reporter Tatjana Ohm.
Ukraine accuses the US of holding back already paid Patriot missiles – Washington and NATO contradict the suspicion.
Zelensky Says Spoke to Rubio Over Starlink, Starshield Issues
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he had spoken to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and raised issues with the US military satellite system Ukraine uses and missile delays. The Ukrainian leader, expected in Oslo for talks with US envoys, said he told Rubio that "Starlink/Starshield needs to be restored" and that ballistic missile interceptors "are needed to protect lives".
“All this is part of our diplomatic efforts to end this horrific war and the constant loss of life,” Zelenski said.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski accused the U.S. of intentionally delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles that his country needs to guard against Russian attacks, before an expected meeting this Tuesday in Oslo with a representative of Donald Trump. Relations between Kiev and Washington have been strained on military aid and the delivery of intelligence information, after Zelenski claimed Monday that Ukraine did not receive early wa…
Patriot missiles top Zelensky’s appeal to Rubio before planned Oslo talks - FINCHANNEL
The FINANCIAL — President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Patriot missiles and other air-defense support on October 20, taking Ukraine’s complaints about missile warnings and satellite services directly to Washington before planned talks in Norway. Kyiv described the conversation as covering interceptor supplies, early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks and […]
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