Zelensky claims Trump diverted 20,000 missiles promised to Ukraine to the Middle East
Source: The Independent
Monday 09 June 2025 11:13 EDT
The Trump administration diverted 20,000 anti-drone missiles originally promised to Kyiv to American forces in the Middle East, president Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian leader said that the missiles, originally secured in a deal under the Biden administration, were meant to counter Moscow’s Shahed drones, which have played a key role in Russia’s mass bombardment of the country.
“We have big problems with Shaheds,” Zelensky told ABC News’ This Week, in reference to the Iranian-designed drones. “We counted on this project — 20,000 missiles. Anti-Shahed missiles. It was not expensive, but it’s a special technology.” The weapons were instead diverted to American forces in the Middle East as the US braces for possible conflict with Iran over a stalled nuclear agreement, The Wall Street Journal reported last week.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly issued an “urgent” call to redirect the weapons last Wednesday. Hegseth’s order coincided with his absence from the most recent Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting – the first time a defence chief has missed the conference since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
He previously warned European allies that they must provide a greater share of future military assistance to Kyiv. The US halted all new packages of military aid to Ukraine in March this year.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/trump-diverted-anti-drone-missiles-ukraine-us-b2766427.html
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Probably sent some of them to the nazi leaders in Israel.
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