Trump says US will grant Ukraine license to produce Patriot missiles at Ankara NATO summit
President Donald Trump announced a U.S. license for Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles during a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara, and said both Russia and Ukraine want the war settled. He also indicated plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and noted that the license is not yet finalized.
President Donald Trump announced that the United States will give Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara. Trump said both Russia and Ukraine want the war settled or want to end the war.
Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Wednesday, according to GDELT, and said he had not spoken to U.S. defence and aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and RTX about the license, the Guardian reported.
Zelensky said Trump plans to ask American defence companies to manufacture missiles for air‑defence systems under licenses in Europe and Ukraine, reported by the Kyiv Independent. Trump indicated the license was not yet finalized, Bluesky reported.
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