KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated over military aid and intelligence-sharing.
Kyiv said it had received no early warning of powerful Russian missile strikes, echoing similar claims made last week.
Speaking to US senators on Monday, Zelenskyy said "the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles" already paid for by European countries, and that the shipment was awaiting US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's signature.
He also said several European countries were ready to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles from their own stockpiles but were still awaiting US approval.
