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Zelensky says Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to approve Patriot missiles

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday in a social media post that Ukraine has waited nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on missiles for its Patriot and NASAMS air defense systems. He said he had instructed his team to raise the issue with the American side again. Hegseth said last week that the U.S. had not changed its posture toward Ukraine, though he wanted to make sure U.S. forces had the most interceptors possible. A senior Pentagon official told Business Insider there has been no change to department policy on intelligence sharing or on capabilities enabled for Europeans to provide Ukraine. Business Insider reports it is unclear how many interceptors have been held up or why the transfers have not been approved.

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Zelensky said Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to sign off on missiles for its Patriot and NASAMS systems.
Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The Daily Beast
Left
Business Insider
Center
The Hill
Zelensky said he had instructed his team to raise the issue with the American side again.
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Business Insider
Center
The Hill
Hegseth said last week that the U.S. had not changed its posture toward Ukraine.
One outletThe Hill· Center
A senior Pentagon official said there has been no change to department policy on capabilities enabled for Europeans to provide Ukraine.
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
It is unclear how many interceptors have been held up or why Hegseth has not signed off on their transfer.
One outletBusiness Insider· Left

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The U.S. has held up approval of Patriot and NASAMS missile transfers to Ukraine.
Zelensky says Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to sign off. Hegseth said last week that U.S. posture has not changed, and a senior Pentagon official told Business Insider there has been no change to department policy.

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All three outlets report Zelensky's claim that Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to approve Patriot and NASAMS missiles. The left outlets stress the wait, and The Daily Beast casts it as a humiliation, while The Hill frames it as a delay and adds Hegseth's account.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines lead with Ukraine's wait and Zelenskyy's account, while The Daily Beast, far left, frames the story as Hegseth being humiliated by an ally.
Ukraine's been waiting almost a month for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says
Business InsiderLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
The Hill's headline frames the story as Zelensky calling out a Patriot missile delay, centering his complaint rather than the Pentagon's response.
Zelensky calls out Hegseth for 'nearly a month' Patriot missile delay
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chewed outHumiliatedScathing
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In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
chewed outMore neutral: criticized
Informal idiom that adds a judgement of a harsh rebuke beyond the reported statement.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been chewed out by a major international ally.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
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HumiliatedMore neutral: Criticized
Describes Hegseth's emotional state as a settled outcome, which the reported facts do not establish.
Hegseth Humiliated by World Leader’s Scathing Message
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
ScathingMore neutral: Critical
Adds an intensity judgement to the message that the reported facts do not establish.
Hegseth Humiliated by World Leader’s Scathing Message
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

Zelensky's account of the wait
Hegseth as the official holding up approval
a humiliating rebuke from an ally

Leaves out

Hegseth's own statement that U.S. posture toward Ukraine has not changed

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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The Daily BeastFar Left
Hegseth Loaded verb“Humiliated”Describes Hegseth's emotional state as a settled outcome, which the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: CriticizedDisagree with this highlight? by World Leader’s Sensational language“Scathing”Adds an intensity judgement to the message that the reported facts do not establish.More neutral: CriticalDisagree with this highlight? Message
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been Loaded verb“chewed out”Informal idiom that adds a judgement of a harsh rebuke beyond the reported statement.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? by a major international ally. The 46-year-old former Fox host was on the receiving end of a dig from the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, who claimed that he had been withholding vital munitions for a month as …
3 hr agoRead at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
Business InsiderLeft
Ukraine's been waiting almost a month for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine has repeatedly faced low stockpiles of crucial interceptors needed to defend against deadly Russian missile attacks.
4 hr agoRead at Business Insider (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

Zelensky's public call for action
a Patriot missile delay
Hegseth's defense of U.S. posture

Leaves out

Pentagon official's statement that PURL deliveries continue unaltered

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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The HillCenter
Zelensky calls out Hegseth for 'nearly a month' Patriot missile delay
Ukraine has been waiting “for nearly a month” for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to allow missiles for its air defense systems to be sent to the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. “We have been waiting for nearly a month for Mr. …
5 hr agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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Left
51 min later
Its first report, Oct 26, 11:31 AM EDT
Center
First to report
The Hill, Oct 26, 10:40 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
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The HillCenterOct 26, 10:40 AM EDT
Business InsiderLeftOct 26, 11:31 AM EDT
The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 26, 1:10 PM EDT

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Zelensky says Ukraine has waited nearly a month for Hegseth to approve Patriot missiles

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From the left

Ukraine's been waiting almost a month for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says

From the center

Zelensky calls out Hegseth for 'nearly a month' Patriot missile delay

From the right

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