Paid for Patriot Missiles? The US Holds Them Up Anyway
Imagine paying upfront for your defense system, only to have the manufacturer ghost on delivery and throttle your internet because the burglar complained.
Zelenskyy dropped quite an eye-opener in a Bloomberg interview: Ukraine paid hard cash for American anti-ballistic missiles under the PURL initiative, but Washington simply won't clear most of the shipments. Supply dropped to about 12 interceptors a month, barely a quarter of the previous rate.
Alongside the missile freeze, there is deliberate pressure to halt strikes on Russian diesel refineries, matched by Starlink internet throttling whenever terminals clock over 160 km/h on the move.
Kyiv paid out of pocket for desperately needed anti-ballistic missiles, yet the deliveries are stalled to force diplomatic leverage.
Squeezing an ally by holding up gear they already bought sets a bold new standard in geopolitical customer service.
Source: Bloomberg
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