Zelenskiy Says some Essential US Supplies for Ukraine Delayed
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine faces a severe shortage of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles for its Patriot air-defense systems, with many supplies sent to the Middle East.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraine still receives some U.S.-made interceptors through the PURL program, which European countries finance, but Ukraine is not the top priority for missile allocation.
- Ukraine is seeking missiles from Europe and other countries in small batches while Russian attacks continue to threaten energy infrastructure and civilians.
- Zelenskyy urged European leaders to provide 300 Patriot interceptors and additional financial support, while European officials considered missile swaps and other funding options.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not yet approved the transfer of a large batch of Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent reports, citing Ukrainian officials and military personnel.
Ukrainian President says Washington reduced to a quarter the Patriot missiles provided and cut information. Meanwhile, Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi Jinping without Kiev.
The head of the U.S. military agency, Pete Hegset, allegedly refuses to sign contracts to send a large shipment of anti-aircraft missiles to the Ukrainian army, writes the Ukrainian press. "Hegset has contracts on the table to transfer missiles to Patriot. He doesn't sign them," said an unidentified Kiev official of the Ukrainian media, gives RIA "News." According to sources, the shipment of weapons is quite large, with ammunition already paid i…
The company produces Patriot and F-16 fighter systems.
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