ZELENSKIY SAYS THE PENTAGON IS DELAYING MISSILE DELIVERIES THROUGH THE PURL PROGRAMME, ADDING THAT UKRAINE COULD STOP STRIKING RUSSIAN REFINERIES IN RETURN FOR U.S. HELP WITH PATRIOT MISSILES DURING THIS PERIOD, AND THAT DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE U.S. SIDE ARE HARD TO EXPLAIN

Met with British Ambassador to Ukraine Sir Neil Crompton @UKAmbUkraine. We discussed Ukraine’s air defence needs and the importance of accelerating planned deliveries. I thanked the United Kingdom for the £100 million winter support package announced today through #PURL# to bolster Ukraine’s air defences. I also stressed the need to increase sanctions pressure on Russia. We discussed using proceeds from the sale of sanctioned Russian assets to support Ukraine’s humanitarian needs, including the war-risk insurance programme. Macro-financial stability was another key focus. Securing sufficient funding for Ukraine’s Defence Forces in 2026–27 remains a priority. I thank the United Kingdom for its steadfast support and concrete action to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience and defence.

🇺🇦🤝🇸🇪 Minister @FedorovMykhailo met Sweden's Defence Minister @PlJonson in Kyiv. Gripen aircraft + Meteor missiles to help us win back the skies. PURL, air defence missiles, and a new Drone Deal on the table. Thank you, Sweden — for leadership and speed. Read more:

Great meeting with @PlJonson. Grateful for Sweden's historic decision to provide Gripen fighter to protect our skies! We discussed the next steps for pilot training, strengthening air defense via the ~$500M PURL mechanism, and enhancing our deep-strike capabilities. We are also boosting our MilTech cooperation by planning the launch of "Brave Sweden" based on our @BRAVE1ua model and preparing a bilateral Drone Deal. Thank you, Sweden, for your powerful leadership.

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 Zelensky says U.S. Patriot delays are costing Ukrainian lives... Ukraine's running SHORT of interceptors, as Russia intensifies its ballistic missile campaign. Zelensky said Patriots are now one of Kyiv's most urgent shortages, warning Moscow is increasingly relying on ballistic missiles as winter approaches. He called on EU allies to provide available interceptors and urged Washington not to delay deliveries through the PURL initiative, which enables Europe to finance purchases of U.S. weapons for Ukraine. Writer: Samuel

There's an entirely new auto market being opened up by FSD. My wife and I moved into a retirement community last year, and we were joined by my brother and his wife. Our homes are almost next door to each other. Being longtime Tesla owners, we joined the EV group that meets once a month and shares information. I offered to talk about my experience with FSD, and they were excited to hear about it. So I prepared some slides and videos, freely purloined from the great material on X. The results were pretty astounding. The average monthly meetup usually had, perhaps, a couple of dozen people. Instead, the meeting notice talking about FSD drew a packed house of perhaps a hundred people, and we had to turn people away as the room was full. Well, that was last quarter's meeting. This quarter's meeting was held last week, to a significantly expanded group. And what did we hear? We heard about a couple that had stopped driving, their car sitting parked because they felt too unsure of themselves to drive. After my presentation, they traded in their vehicle for a Tesla with FSD, and now they are at about 97.5% on FSD and feel that they have been liberated. When I asked "why only 97.5%," they explained that the car lost its way in their underground parking garage (they live in the apartment section of the community). I explained that they could drop a pin on their actual parking spot rather than the address, and that may solve their problem. What struck me even more than the people who bought new Teslas after the presentation was how many seniors talked about their own FSD experience, and how many of them were achieving mid- to high-90% FSD driving. There was uniform enthusiasm for the product and for what it meant for them in their senior years. That matters in what is rapidly becoming an aging population.

This week, the Russians launched more than 3,170 attack drones, over 1,300 guided aerial bombs, and 74 missiles of various types, most of them ballistic, against Ukraine. There were many hits on residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Unfortunately, 52 people were killed as a result of attacks this week. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 346 people were affected and injured, including 22 children. Our people need more protection, and everything that supports Ukraine’s air defense ultimately helps save lives. That is why the PURL initiative and additional contributions for anti-ballistic missiles are critical. And it is equally important to work in Europe on joint protection against ballistic missiles. We must be self-sufficient in defense so that Russian aerial terror cannot threaten Ukraine or any other country on the continent. I am grateful to all of our partners who have taken concrete steps to support our defense.