BREAKING NEWS: US delays delivery of paid Patriot missiles to Ukraine, says Zelensky

Karina Bovsunovska08:58, 19.10.26

Currently, the US supplies Ukraine with only 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is delaying the delivery of Patriot missiles , which are used to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, in an interview with Bloomberg .

A man speaking at a podium in front of Ukrainian flags, addressing an audience during a press conference in Kyiv.

“We paid for these weapons, in particular for anti-ballistic missiles under the so-called PURL program. Some of the supplies were approved by the American side, and the rest were not. And this is not a technical problem,” the head of state emphasized.

According to Zelensky, the US is currently supplying Ukraine with only 12 Patriot interceptor missiles per month, which is about a quarter of the pace that was under the Joe Biden administration.

“I think the US president really has a good relationship with Putin. But there’s one thing that’s not working here. Right now, Trump can’t force Putin to stop the war,” the president also said.

(C)UNIAN 2026

6 comments

    • Greek people are astonishingly hostile to Ukraine, according to this survey:

      Eurobarometer :

      In general, how satisfied are you with the response of your government to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

      Denmark
      Satisfied 85%
      Not Satisfied 12%

      Finland
      85%
      12%

      Portugal
      75%
      19%

      Sweden
      74%
      25%

      Poland
      72%
      25%

      Ireland
      71%
      23%

      Netherlands
      64%
      35%

      United Kingdom
      56%
      38%

      Hungary
      55%
      42%

      Belgium
      52%
      45%

      Czech Republic
      52%
      46%

      Italy
      52%
      47%

      Germany
      51%
      48%

      Austria
      50%
      47%

      France
      49%
      41%

      Spain
      48%
      47%

      Türkiye
      48%
      49%

      Greece
      25%
      70%

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