Analysts say Ukraine’s European allies can fill some of the gaps and provide artillery systems. But they don’t possess alternatives to the U.S.-made HIMARS missiles and air defense systems, especially Patriots, which are crucial to help defend Ukrainian cities.

NATO boss Mark Rutte, who has been dubbed the “Trump whisperer,” warned against the US decision to halt key weapons shipments to war-torn Ukraine, fretting that it undermines peace

A halt to supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles is a blow to the embattled country’s efforts to withstand Russia’s mounting and increasingly deadly aerial assaults.