Trump, Zelenskyy to discuss arms delivery pause on Friday: Report

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to discuss the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries to Kyiv in a call on Friday, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Zelenskyy would also raise potential future arms sales, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the planning.

The timing of the call could change, the newspaper added.


The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

The US has paused some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine due to low stockpiles. That decision led to Ukraine calling in the acting US envoy to Kyiv on Wednesday to underline the importance of military aid from Washington continuing, and caution that the move would weaken Ukraine's ability to defend against intensifying Russian airstrikes and battlefield advances.

Details about the supply of military assistance are being clarified at the working level, Zelenskyy said in his daily video address on Wednesday.

The US move led in part to a cut in deliveries of Patriot air defence missiles that Ukraine relies on to destroy fast-moving ballistic missiles.