Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy will discuss the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries to Kyiv in a call on Friday or the coming days, Zelenskyy said on Thursday.
Ukraine summoned a senior US diplomat on Wednesday after it was caught off guard by the Pentagon’s decision to stop delivering several advanced weapons systems. Zelenskyy has lobbied to buy US Patriot defence missiles, including in a meeting during last week’s Nato summit.
Ukrainians were alarmed by the pause in deliveries of weapons, while Russia intensifies a summer offensive that last weekend involved its largest aerial attack of the war. Zelenskyy said he wants to buy 10 Patriot systems for $15bn to defend against Russian drones and missiles.
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