U.S. stockpile priorities clash with Ukraine’s urgent air defense needs

President Trump publicly rejected a Ukrainian request for additional Patriot missile interceptors, stating U.S. stockpiles require replenishment first. The rebuff comes after a Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv on August 5 resulted in 17 deaths and zero intercepted missiles due to ammunition shortages. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Western-supplied interceptor deliveries have […]