Zelenskyy Says Trump Has Decided to Grant Ukraine Patriot License
Trump told Zelenskyy the United States will grant a license for Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles, easing a shortage of interceptors.
- On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine secured a new deal for Patriot interceptor missiles, though he declined to name the supplying country or specify quantities.
- Intercept rates reached 60 percent during recent attacks, a modest improvement over July when the Patriot shortage produced a 29 percent rate, creating urgent demand for additional interceptors.
- Since the United States ended large-scale defense funding in 2025, Ukraine has relied on international partners, while supplies face diversion to the Middle East amid competing global conflicts.
- Zelensky disclosed the agreement while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he met President Donald Trump to discuss urgent air defense needs, though no concrete decisions emerged.
- Securing these interceptors is critical as Kyiv prepares for winter, especially as supplies are diverted to the Middle East due to the ongoing war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
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Zelensky claims Trump will provide Ukraine with Patriot missile license
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims the White House will finally give his military a weapons production license he has been pursuing for months. Zelensky told Ukrainian media on Friday that President Donald Trump verbally confirmed to him on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly this week that Ukraine will be approved to produce […]
US President Donald Trump has made a final decision on Patriot missiles, and Ukraine will receive licenses to produce them, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. He also said that the US has suggested the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the venue for a trilateral meeting with Russia at a technical level.
The Ukrainian President said Trump told him that he would allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors to deal with Russian missiles.
Ukraine has long lacked interceptor missiles for the American Patriot systems, one of the most effective ballistic missile defense systems.
Volodymyr Zelensky said this Friday that Donald Trump "confirmed" him at their meeting in New York, on the margins of the UN General Assembly, that the United States will grant Ukraine licences to produce air defence missiles from the Patriot system.
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The Independent (US)Zelensky says Trump gave ‘final’ approval for Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles
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