Zelensky Accuses Hegseth of Delaying Patriot Missile Deliveries For Weeks
Summary
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had waited nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve Patriot missile deliveries. Ukraine faces shortages as Russia continues drone and missile attacks, while the Pentagon said its policy on defense supplies provided through NATO partners had not changed.Key Facts
- Zelensky said he had asked Ukrainian officials to raise the missile-delivery issue with the United States again.
- Ukraine is seeking Patriot interceptor missiles from several countries, according to Zelensky.
- Zelensky said Ukraine received 24 Patriot interceptor missiles over the previous three months.
- He told ABC News that Ukraine needed an average of 350 Patriot interceptors per month and had asked European leaders for about 300 as part of a winter aid package.
- Zelensky said Ukraine was also waiting for deliveries of NASAMS air-defense systems.
- A senior Pentagon official said there had been no change to U.S. policy on capabilities provided by European countries to Ukraine, and that the PURL initiative continued unchanged.
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia attacked overnight with 140 drones and three missiles; local officials reported damage to an energy site in the Khmelnytskyi region.
- The article said Hegseth has urged Europe to provide most aid to Ukraine and has cited U.S. stockpiles as a priority.
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