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US President Donald Trump has said his administration will consider allowing American defence companies to license weapons production in Europe and Ukraine.

Source: Bloomberg, citing officials familiar with the discussions and statements made by leaders at the G7 summit in France

Details: According to the report, Trump plans to ask US defence manufacturers to grant licences to European and Ukrainian companies to produce weapons in order to address the shortage of interceptor missiles for air defence systems needed by Kyiv to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks.

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