Zelenskyy: Trump agreed to grant Patriot missile production licenses

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that former U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to provide Ukraine with licenses to produce Patriot interceptor missiles. Zelenskyy expressed hope that this would enable Ukraine to increase its own production of these vital air defense weapons.

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He promised to grant us the licenses.

"He promised to grant us the licenses," Zelenskyy said in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. Patriot systems are considered Ukraine's sole effective defense against Russian ballistic missiles. Earlier this year, Zelenskyy had lamented the country's dwindling ammunition supplies for these systems, further strained by U.S. military actions against Iran impacting global stockpiles.

Earlier on Tuesday, Zelenskyy had spoken more cautiously about his meeting with Trump at the White House. He mentioned that they discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defenses against Russian attacks. On the platform X, he stated, "The President and I discussed licenses for the production of Patriot interceptor missiles and other things that can help."

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The President and I discussed licenses for the production of Patriot interceptor missiles and other things that can help.

The private meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy reportedly lasted over an hour. Trump briefly commented on his platform Truth Social that the meeting went "very well." Zelenskyy also described the meeting as "very good" in his interview with Hannity. The two leaders have met several times recently, including at the NATO summit in Ankara and the G7 summit in France.

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very well