Trump gives Zelenskyy vague promise of licence to manufacture Patriot missiles

Licence would be diplomatic coup for Kyiv but process of making munitions would likely be expensive, complex and long Europe live – latest updates Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine may be allowed to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors to counter Russian ballistic attacks. It would be a diplomatic coup for Kyiv, which has been struggling to counter Moscow’s increasing.

US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit Wednesday that the US would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture its own Patriot air-defence systems. Patriot interceptor missiles are the only tool in Kyiv's arsenal that can shoot down Russia's deadly ballistic missiles. Although the Patriots are highly effective against Russia's ballistic missiles, they also have lengthy production times. Trump says the U.S. will give license.

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