Trump's NATO Envoy Arrives in Kyiv for Talks on Patriot Missiles, Drone Deal
Zelensky said the talks focused on more Patriot interceptor supplies and a drone export plan as Russian attacks continue.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed US-made Patriot missile transfers and Ukraine's "Drone Deal" proposal with US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker in Kyiv, saying the parties "had a good talk" on air defense priorities.
- The "Drone Deal" is a Ukrainian initiative to export and scale drone production in exchange for military support, with Kyiv signing agreements with several European allies including Denmark to expand defense manufacturing.
- President Donald Trump announced on July 8 in Ankara that Ukraine will produce PAC-3 Patriot missiles, making it the only country outside the US and Japan granted this manufacturing license.
- Zelensky stated the "Drone Deal" with the US is "very close," aiming to finalize testing for around 100 drones each from 6 Ukrainian manufacturers following a Pentagon contract for 2,000 F10 strike UAVs.
- Russian forces attacked Kyiv over the weekend with around 40 ballistic missiles, with July launches exceeding Moscow's known monthly production limits and underscoring urgent need for additional Patriot interceptor supplies.
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Ukraine's Secretary of the Defence and National Security Council, Rustem Umerov, met on Wednesday in Kiev with the Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, to discuss the strengthening of their military cooperation.
Zelenskyy meets with NATO’s US ambassador and general running Ukraine aid amid Patriot production plans
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker and Lieutenant General Curtis Buzzard, commander of the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine mission, to discuss the defense of Ukraine's sky. The meeting addressed the three live tracks of US-Ukraine air defense cooperation at once. The first, most important one, is supply: increasing deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles through PURL, the NATO mechan…
"We had a constructive discussion mainly on how to protect Ukrainian airspace through the provision of more Patriot interceptor systems," the Ukrainian president wrote on Platform X.
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