Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs faster approval as global munitions stocks tighten and Russia intensifies missile attacks on energy and civilian targets.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on critical Patriot and NASAMS missile supplies as Russia escalates attacks on energy infrastructure.
- Tensions between Washington and Kyiv escalated after President Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Russia and criticized Kyiv for striking Russian refineries, which Trump blamed for raising fuel prices.
- Patriot systems remain the only reliable defense against advanced Iskander-M, Kinzhal, and Zircon missiles; while Starlink access recently returned, the critical interceptor shortage persists as winter approaches.
- Defense Secretary Hegseth claimed the United States wants Ukraine to have the "most possible" interceptors, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted nothing was "being deliberately denied to Ukraine."
- Zelenskiy is pursuing multiple supply channels including Europe to secure 300 interceptors required for winter, and he instructed his team to re-engage Washington regarding the stalled approvals.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Ukraine has been waiting for nearly a month for approval from US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to supply Patriot and NASAMS interceptor missiles, needed to defend against Russian air strikes. In an update on arms supplies posted on social media, Zelensky said Kiev is working with the United States, European countries and other partners to secure the PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles. He added th…
The United States policy regarding weapons that European countries can transfer to Ukraine has not changed, the Pentagon said in response to complaints from Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “There have been no changes in the military department's policy regarding any type of weapons that we provide to Ukraine by European countries,” RIA Novosti quotes the Pentagon's response. The US Department added that the NATO arms supply program, under which alliance al…
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