Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukraine has an agreement with the United States for monthly Patriot interceptor deliveries, but warned that the supply will not meet its air-defense needs.
Zelensky announced the deal in Belgrade during a joint news conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. He said the United States remains Ukraine’s main potential source of the interceptors.
“Will they provide us with missiles every month? Yes. We have agreements in place. Are these missiles enough? No,” Zelenskyy said.
He said Ukraine will receive fewer interceptors in 2026 than in 2025. He declined to give figures, saying he would not disclose them to Russia or to Ukraine’s partners.
Neither the White House nor the Pentagon commented on the deal. According to NATO, the PURL program supplies U.S. equipment to Ukraine through the contributions of allies and partners.
Zelensky said Germany and Poland also hold Patriot missiles and could strengthen Ukraine’s defenses. The Netherlands and Nordic countries are helping, he added.
Ukrinform said Zelenskyy made that claim at a June news conference in Kyiv with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Rutte said Middle East operations had not immediately affected PURL at that time.
This is a developing story. Virginia Times will update as information becomes available.
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