# Zelensky Accuses US of Missile Delays

> Zelensky claims US delays missile deliveries to Ukraine as tensions rise.
- Title: Zelensky Accuses US of Missile Delays · France24 | Shortify
- Summary: Zelensky claims US delays missile deliveries to Ukraine as tensions rise. Ukrainian President Zelensky accuses the US of delaying interceptor missile…
- Keywords: zelensky, united states, missile deliveries, ukraine, peter hegseth, marco rubio, dmitry peskov, pope leo xiv, starshield, kharkiv, news, world
- Source: France24 — https://france24.com/en/europe/20261020-zelensky-accuses-us-of-delaying-missile-deliveries-as-tensions-rise
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- Topics: zelensky, united states, missile deliveries, ukraine, peter hegseth, marco rubio, dmitry peskov, pope leo xiv, starshield, kharkiv, news, world
## Zelensky Accuses US
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country.

> the pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles
## Missile Approval Delay
Zelensky said the shipment was waiting for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's signature.

> the missiles are ready, and they could already be in ukraine
## European Missiles
Several European countries were ready to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles from their own stockpiles but were still awaiting US approval.

> the missiles are ready, and they could already be in ukraine
## Trump's Stance
Trump denied ordering a reduction in speeds on the US government-owned Starshield network after Elon Musk said the order could only have come from the White House.

> zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about
## Kremlin Response
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the topic of a Trump-Putin-Xi meeting was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal report.

> the topic of such a hypothetical has indeed been mentioned
## Key takeaway

Ukrainian President Zelensky accuses the US of delaying interceptor missile deliveries already paid for by European countries.