'It's significant': Ukraine fears US is withholding allied-funded air defense supplies to pressure Kyiv
19 October 2026 at 15:12
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a significant batch of Patriot interceptor missiles for Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military officers told the Kyiv Independent, raising suspicions in Kyiv that Washington is deliberately withholding the weapons to pressure Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on
