Zelensky accuses Trump of pushing Ukraine toward capitulation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the US of taking steps to push Ukraine toward capitulation, escalating a public dispute with President Donald Trump ahead of US midterm elections. Zelensky specifically alleged that Washington is delaying delivery of already-paid-for Patriot interceptor missiles, with Ukraine receiving only twelve monthly compared to four times that under Joe Biden. The slowdown follows Trump's "diesel deal" with Moscow and reduced US intelligence support. The dispute comes as Russia systematically destroys Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of winter. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov confirmed discussions about a potential Putin-Xi-Trump meeting at next month's APEC summit, which Ukraine's foreign minister criticized as encouraging Russia's war effort.