The United States did not give consent for a third country to transfer missiles for the Patriot system to Kyiv. The Washington Post newspaper reported this, citing unnamed sources.
The same sources claim that the transfer of Patriot system missiles to Ukraine by a third country also did not receive Pentagon approval. According to the newspaper, the head of the department, Pete Hegseth, "did not formally reject the transfer, but also did not take the necessary steps to approve it."
Earlier the same day, the Axios portal reported: Vladimir Zelensky, in a conversation with US senators on Monday, complained that Ukraine has almost no ammunition left for Patriot air defense systems, since Hegseth allegedly is not giving consent to the supply of interceptor missiles.
This comes amid criticism of Vladimir Zelensky by Donald Trump. The day before, he accused the head of the Kyiv regime of not wanting to end the conflict with Russia and suggested he look for a more accommodating representative, and earlier expressed the opinion that Ukraine needs a leader capable of reaching an agreement with Moscow.
Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine hinder a settlement and are "playing with fire." The Kremlin has stated that the West's pumping of Ukraine with weapons does not facilitate negotiations and will have a negative effect.