Missiles for Ukraine? Trump’s Defense Chief Delays Patriot Supplies as Zelensky Warns of Dwindling Stocks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine is running low on Patriot interceptor missiles after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delayed authorizing new supplies. In a social media post, Zelenskyy said Kyiv has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to approve missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems. He said he has instructed his team to raise the issue with the American side again, and that talks with other countries are ongoing. The delay comes as President Donald Trump continues his midterm campaign blitz in Mississippi, amid outcry over racist and Islamophobic attacks.