Ukraine says US approval is delaying interceptor supplies
Ukraine’s president said the country had waited nearly a month for US approval of interceptor supplies for Patriot and NASAMS air-defense systems.
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had asked his team to raise the delay again with Washington. The missiles are purchased by NATO allies through the PURL program and supplied by the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that a batch of interceptors might not have arrived, while saying the delay was not politically motivated. Reuters did not independently confirm the status of the approval.
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