Overview
- The Pentagon blocked five pre-approved equipment packages staged in Poland, including Patriot PAC-3 interceptors, AIM-7 Sparrow and Stinger missiles, Hellfire and GMLRS rockets, and AT-4 anti-tank launchers.
- Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. deputy mission chief in Kyiv and warned that any delay in defense support will encourage further Russian aggression.
- Kyiv is pressing Washington to grant formal authorization for European partners to purchase and transfer U.S.-made weapons to Ukrainian forces.
- U.S. and Ukrainian officials are arranging a telephone call between President Trump and President Zelenskiy to discuss the suspension and prospects for resuming aid.
- Russian drone and missile strikes continue across Ukraine, raising fears of civilian casualties as air-defense gaps widen.