Europe · Friday, 30 October 2026
NATO allies fear Trump will hold back Patriot missiles for Ukraine until after US midterms
European officials say they worry President Trump is delaying new Patriot interceptors for Ukraine until after the 3 November US midterm elections, using the shipment as leverage over Kyiv's own strikes on Russian oil facilities and a territorial settlement. NATO chief Mark Rutte has urged allies to send their own Patriot batteries directly, while Germany's defence minister has offered to speed up production of PAC-3 interceptors. Zelensky says Russia has fired more than 100 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in the past two weeks.