Ukraine's been waiting almost a month for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says
Source: Business Insider ·
Ukraine has repeatedly faced low stockpiles of crucial interceptors needed to defend against deadly Russian missile attacks.
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Ukraine said it has waited weeks for the US to sign off on crucial missile interceptors.US Army photoUkraine has been waiting nearly a month for the US to sign off on crucial missile interceptors, its president says.Kyiv said it is specifically waiting for the Pentagon to approve Patriot and NASAMS missiles.Ukraine has repeatedly faced low stockpiles of interceptors as it defends against Russian missiles.Kyiv has been waiting nearly a month for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on crucial missile interceptors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.Zelenskyy said Ukraine has been waiting on approval to procure interceptors for its Patriot and NASAMS systems. The former is the country's most reliable defense against Russian ballistic missiles.The Ukrainian president said that he instructed his team "to raise this with the American side once again. Conversations with other countries are also ongoing."Most of the interceptors for Ukraine's air defense…