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Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine

Delays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. A Kyiv shopping mall, badly damaged by a Russian missile attack, on Monday. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) . By Michael Birnbaum , Francesca Ebel and John Hudson The Washington Post Today [Oct 19] at 6:33 p.m. ED T The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks, officials said Monday, a delay that comes as President Donald Trump has embraced Russia and slammed Ukraine in recent weeks. At least some of the transfers of Patriot interceptor missiles are from countries friendly to Ukraine that require Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve the handoff, according to a U.S. official and three additional people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic exchanges . The United States retain...
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Why TPS for Ukraine Must Be Extended or Redesignated

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  Advocacy Why TPS for Ukraine Must Be Extended or Redesignated Facebook X (formerly Twitter) LinkedIn Copy to Clipboard Copied! Global Refuge Staff October 15, 2026 Four and a half years since the full-scale Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine remains the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II and one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises today. Every day, Ukrainian families face missile and drone attacks that strike homes, schools, hospitals, and energy facilities. Millions have been displaced inside the country or across Europe, and the humanitarian crisis continues to deepen with no end in sight. Here in the United States, more than 100,000 Ukrainians rely on Temporary Protected Status for a lawful status and basis for work authorization. Many Ukrainian TPS holders arrived in the war’s early days. Many fled with only what they could carry. Others escaped cities under bombardment or left loved ones behind in search of safety. Humanitarian protections like ...
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  Skip Navigation Mission & Impact Who We Are What We Do Get Involved Ways to Give The Latest Act Now Donate Open Main Navigation Start of main content. Advocacy Why TPS for Ukraine Must Be Extended or Redesignated Facebook X (formerly Twitter) LinkedIn Copy to Clipboard Copied! Global Refuge Staff October 15, 2026 Four and a half years since the full-scale Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine remains the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II and one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises today. Every day, Ukrainian families face missile and drone attacks that strike homes, schools, hospitals, and energy facilities. Millions have been displaced inside the country or across Europe, and the humanitarian crisis continues to deepen with no end in sight. Here in the United States, more than 100,000 Ukrainians rely on Temporary Protected Status for a lawful status and basis for work authorization. Many Ukrainian TPS holders arrived in the war’s early days. Many ...
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Zelensky has figured out why Trump loves Putin

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The Ukrainian president shares a compelling explanation after Washington abandons Kyiv — again. image from article Opinion [on Zelensky/Trump] By Max Boot Boot's  moto:  "Democracy Dies in Dark ness " Boot is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Article date: October 19, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. EDT article contains numerous links  Donald Trump’s second-term relationship with Volodymyr Zelensky got off to a disastrous start. On Feb. 19, 2025, the U.S. president blasted the courageous Ukrainian leader as a “modestly successful comedian” and a “Dictator without Elections” who “has done a terrible job.” Nine days later, Trump berated Zelensky in the Oval Office for not ending the war that Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin had started. “You don’t have the cards,” Trump told him before temporarily suspending U.S. military aid to Ukraine. European leaders rushed to repair the breach. Zelensky signed a deal giving the United States a sta...
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