# Ex-US ambassador to NATO: Trump fears midterm defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/121020

- euronews, 2026-10-29 11:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/29/ex-us-ambassador-to-nato-trump-fears-mideterm-defeat

> Former US ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Euronews that Washington is delaying Patriot missile deliveries to Ukraine because Trump may resume the war against Iran after the midterm elections.

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