Trump Cast Doubt on Production of Patriot Missiles in Ukraine
Trump said Washington has not decided on a license as Kyiv seeks domestic Patriot missile production by the end of 2026.
- On Thursday, The Financial Times reported that President Trump said he is "not sure" about letting Ukraine build Patriot PAC-3 missiles, citing concerns about licensing the "extraordinary weapon."
- Moscow has escalated its missile campaign using North Korean KN-23 and North Korean KN-24 short-range ballistic missiles, marking the first suspected usage in nearly a year as Vladimir Putin rapidly increases production.
- Ukrainian drones have struck at least a dozen Wildberries warehouses since July 18 to disrupt Russia's consumer economy, sparking fires in Sarapul and Volgograd that injured five people and prompted support for nearly 100,000 sellers.
- Russia and Belarus remain excluded from major ice hockey tournaments for the 2026-27 season, while Moscow's financial monitoring agency added Telegram founder Pavel Durov to its extremists list, alleging his app facilitates terrorist activity.
- Ukraine hopes a new push for ceasefire talks could halt the war before a brutal winter, though Ukrainian Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna emphasized that securing new anti-ballistic missiles remains critical to defending against Moscow's ongoing strikes.
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While the air attacks are continuing incessantly, on the two sides of the Ukrainian front, Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to allow Kiev to produce Patriot earth-air interceptor missiles destined for the defense of the skies. So there remains the doubt about the real intentions of Tycoon, in front of one of Zelensky's main demands. In a telephone interview [...] The article Trump: "Patriot all'Ukraine? Cautela, as a rule we do not grant…
President Donald Trump said Thursday for the Financial Times (FT) that it has not yet been decided whether to allow Ukraine to produce patriot-type ground-to-air interceptor missiles, which raises questions as to whether Washington will finally accept one of Kiev's main priorities, despite public statements made on this subject and talks that took place on Tuesday with its Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski at the White House.
Trump says he hasn’t yet decided whether to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles
US President Donald Trump stated that he has not yet decided whether to allow Ukraine to produce interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, noting that Washington is considering the matter.
The US President's statements took place two days after a White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. Following the meeting, the Ukrainian President had declared that Washington was ready to issue the necessary licences for the production of Patriot missiles in Ukraine.
‘I’m not sure’: Trump casts doubt on his offer to let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles
President Donald Trump has not decided whether he will let Ukraine produce Patriot interceptor missiles, he told the Financial Times, despite agreements Washington and Kyiv had previously announced.
"We look at this," said the US president in a telephone interview with the FT. "It's a really extraordinary weapon and (...) we have to be a little cautious to whom we license," he added.
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