Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles, a critical air defence system.Trump made the revelation during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara, where Zelensky had repeatedly requested the U.S.-made interceptors.Trump said both Russia and Ukraine want the war to conclude, but described both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky as "difficult characters."Zelensky expressed his confidence that Trump would facilitate an end to the conflict and indicated a desire to discuss "very important details" with him.The decision comes as Russia has escalated its air campaign against Ukraine, including recent ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine's severe shortage of air-defence interceptors.In fullIran-US war latest: Trump says ‘we will probably hit Iran hard again tonight’ as ceasefire falls apartMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump says US will allow Ukraine to make Patriot missiles after Zelensky’s pleas
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles, a critical air defence system.Trump made the revelation during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Ankara, where Zelensky had repeatedly requested the U.S.-made interceptors.Trump said both Russia and Ukraine want the war to conclude, but described both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky as "difficult characters."Zelensky expressed his confidence that Trump would facilitate an end to the conflict and indicated a desire to discuss "very important details" with him.The decision comes as Russia has escalated its air campaign against Ukraine, including recent ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine's severe shortage of air-defence interceptors.In fullIran-US war latest: Trump says ‘we will probably hit Iran hard again tonight’ as ceasefire falls apartMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
