Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy claims US deliberately delaying interceptor missile deliveries to Kyiv

France 24 reports that Zelenskyy told US senators on Monday that "the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles" already paid for by European countries and that the shipment was waiting for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's signature.[2]According to Euronews, Zelenskyy said several European countries were ready to transfer Patriot interceptor missiles from their own stockpiles but were still awaiting US approval.[3] He told the outlet's sources: "The missiles are ready and they could already be in Ukraine."[3]The Guardian cites the Washington Post as reporting that the Trump administration had not approved the transfer of the interceptor missiles to Ukraine.[1]CBS News reports that Rubio said Tuesday that it could be accurate that a batch of interceptors purchased for Ukraine had not been delivered[4]. Rubio called it "a balance between our obligations to other partners and frankly our own ... requirements"[4], according to CBS.According to The Guardian, Trump has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for soaring fuel prices that are a major issue in coming US midterm elections.[1] Euronews quotes Trump as saying on Monday: "Zelenskyy doesn't know what he's talking about."[3]The Guardian reports that Zelenskyy said Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening[1]. According to the Guardian, Washington denies making any changes to intelligence-sharing with Kyiv.[1]Euronews reports that Axios reported that White House envoy Steve Witkoff was travelling to Oslo on Tuesday to meet Zelenskyy and European leaders and then to Russia to meet Putin.[3]