# Zelensky accuses West of deliberately delaying Patriot and NASAMS missile deliveries

https://mins.news/en/item/117458

- TASS, 2026-10-27 13:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2208745

> Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky accused Western partners of deliberately delaying interceptor missile deliveries for Ukraine’s air defenses in recent weeks. He called delays involving Patriot and NASAMS missiles “artificial and prolonged” and accused US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of holding up deliveries by a month.

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