Ukraine's President ZELENSKIY wrote in a letter to US President TRUMP and the US Congress that Ukraine is currently facing a critical shortage of US-made air-defense supplies, which are necessary to intercept Russian ballistic missiles. He says European allies are funding Ukraine's receipt of weapons from the United States via the "PURL" procurement program. The program covers missiles for Ukraine's Patriot air-defense system, which ZELENSKIY says is currently the only means Ukraine has to effec

Ukraine's President ZELENSKIY wrote in a letter to US President TRUMP and the US Congress that Ukraine is currently facing a critical shortage of US-made air-defense supplies, which are necessary to intercept Russian ballistic missiles. He says European allies are funding Ukraine's receipt of weapons from the United States via the "PURL" procurement program. The program covers missiles for Ukraine's Patriot air-defense system, which ZELENSKIY says is currently the only means Ukraine has to effectively shoot down Russia's high-speed missiles. ZELENSKIY wrote: "The pace of deliveries under the PURL program currently cannot keep up with the reality of the threat we face."