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Trump Declines to Say if Ukraine Can Manufacture Patriot Missiles to Fend Off Russian Attacks

Trump said he and Zelensky discussed Patriot interceptors, but he would not confirm a licensing deal as Ukraine faces a supply crunch.

  • On Saturday, President Donald Trump declined to confirm a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine would receive a license to manufacture Patriot missiles, instead shifting focus toward urging a negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia.
  • Zelensky told reporters on Friday that Trump promised a Patriot production license during their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York earlier this week.
  • Patriot interceptors are among the few weapons capable of taking ballistic missiles down, yet supply shortages have hindered Ukraine's ability to repel Russian attacks, including strikes in Kyiv that killed civilians on Friday.
  • Before departing the White House for a college football game in Tennessee, Trump stated he wants Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to settle the conflict, calling this his priority for the region.
  • During his United Nations General Assembly speech, Zelensky called Russian President Vladimir Putin "patient zero," saying the more freedom Russia's president has to act, "the more dangerous the world becomes for everyone else.
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U.S. President Donald Trump refused this Saturday to confirm whether he had agreed to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles to defend itself against Russian attacks, an assertion that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made one day...

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