Zelensky warns Ukraine's 500 Patriot missiles may not arrive for YEARS after the US approves a $2.1bn sale
Norway, Germany and Canada are funding the entire $2.1bn package of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning deliveries may not begin for years.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, appealed to allies to hand over Patriots from their own stockpiles immediately, warning Russia was striking energy infrastructure — including heat and power plants and…A firefighter douses a burned-out vehicle in Shostka, Sumy region, after a Russian drone struck the city's combined heat and power plant, one of several energy infrastructure attacks Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was…A firefighter battles a blaze in Kharkiv; Russia struck railway infrastructure in Dnipro and Kharkiv as part of a wave of attacks Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was hitting energy infrastructure "every single day.
Zelensky thanked Trump but immediately appealed for allies to hand Ukraine Patriots from their own stockpiles now, warning Russia is striking energy infrastructure "every single day." The $2.1bn deal was approved by the State Department on Friday after Kyiv accused the Pentagon of sitting on the paperwork for nearly a month.
No US funds are involved — Canada, Germany and Norway are footing the bill via the JUMPSTART programme and EU loan.
Zelensky had previously accused the Pentagon of also throttling Starlink access and cutting intelligence warnings of incoming Russian strikes.
At the G20 in Atlanta, European diplomats refused to stand for the official photo in protest at Russia's Sergei Lavrov being present.
