USA hold back paid intercept missiles

These would be urgently needed to repel Russian attacks. Three people died and six others were injured in Russian air attacks in the Kyiv region on the night before Tuesday. Zelenskyy stated that the delivery has not yet been signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, although it has already been paid for by NATO countries. The Washington Post also reported, citing US officials, that Hegseth did not reject the delivery, but also did not take the necessary steps to initiate it. The newspaper also reported that the delivery of Patriot missiles from the allies' inventory has not yet been approved by the US. "Political decision" Kyiv also criticized that the Starlink satellite network of tech billionaire Elon Musk and the exchange of intelligence information had been restricted. Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had not received warnings about Russian attacks from its partners three times recently. This indicates "that a political decision was made to reduce support for us," quoted the US portal Axios, citing a transcript of a conversation between the Ukrainian president and democratic and Republican senators from Monday (Ortszeit). It was reported by the US Department of Defense that there have been no changes to the Purl program, where NATO countries and their allies buy US weapons for Ukraine. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the accusations. Even though the US government denied ordering the curtailment of Starlink, Musk blamed it: "All limitations on speed or use are decided by the US military and ultimately by the POTUS (President of the United States, n.d.)." Trump complains about lack of reciprocity The tone between Trump and Zelenskyy, however, became rougher. Zelenskyy accused the US President of standing "on the wrong side of history" with his Kremlin-friendly course. "Zelenskyy does not know what he is talking about," Trump retorted. He blamed his Ukrainian counterpart for the ongoing war in Ukraine, which he wanted to end within 24 hours at the beginning of his term. Trump also complained about the lack of reciprocity from Kyiv: "We have given a lot to Ukraine – it has given us nothing." He also accused Zelenskyy of refusing peace talks with Russia and suggested that he might let "someone else negotiate." Meetings planned in Norway Another round of negotiations is expected in Norway in the presence of US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is supposed to join online. Zelenskyy is expected in Norway. According to Finnish President Alexander Stubb, a meeting with him, Zelenskyy, and the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is planned.