# Zelensky says US has held up Ukraine air defense missiles for nearly a month

https://mins.news/en/item/115775

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-26 12:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/us-holding-up-air-defense-missiles-for-ukraine-for-nearly-a-month-zelensky-says/

> Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve missiles for Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine's allies have already paid for the batch. Ukrainian officials said the delays and other military-system disruptions were another instance of political pressure from Washington that could endanger civilian lives.

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