Ukraine summoned a senior US diplomat on Wednesday after it was caught off guard by the Pentagon’s decision to stop delivering several advanced weapons systems. Zelenskyy has been lobbying to buy US Patriot defence missiles, including in a meeting during last week’s Nato summit that Trump described as “very nice”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to hold a phone call with Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the U.S. decision to pause the transfer of artillery rounds and air