War in the Middle East: Volodymyr Zelensky is concerned about the consequences of the conflict in Iran on deliveries

Kiev regrets that American diplomats “are constantly in talks with Iran and have no time for Ukraine.”

Published on April 14, 2026 at 22:26

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Ukraine collateral damage of conflict in Iran. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed concern on Tuesday, April 14 in Oslo that the United States is unable to deliver enough Patriot system interceptor missiles for the air defense of his country due to the war in the Middle East. “Since the beginning of the war in the Middle East, we understood that we could face difficulties,” agreed the Ukrainian president during a press conference in Norway.

He specified that this posed a problem mainly for the Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles, as well as for the PAC-2 missiles, which Ukraine mainly acquires under the PURL program. This program, launched last year, allows Ukraine to receive American materials financed by European countries. Volodymyr Zelensky noted that deliveries were arriving “slowly.” “I believe that we could face these kind of problems in the very near future,” stated Volodymyr Zelensky to journalists, emphasizing that it was a “very difficult situation for us.”

“We are trying to find different paths, alternatives, to obtain PAC-2 and PAC-3,” he stated, adding that Kiev is in contact with countries in the Middle East and Europe. Talks led by the United States to end the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II have been at a standstill since the outbreak of the war in Iran at the end of March, and Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have not met since February in Geneva.

Earlier on Tuesday, in an interview with German public television ZDF, the Ukrainian president regretted that American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “are constantly in talks with Iran and have no time for Ukraine.” The issue of American arms deliveries to Kiev has become “a big problem,” he said after a visit to Berlin. “If the war drags on, there will be fewer weapons for Ukraine. This is critical, especially in terms of anti-aircraft defense,” he explained.