Hours before Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, Kyiv launched hundreds of drones at Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, saying they discussed licenses to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors and ways to revive negotiations with Russia.
Zelenskyy spent just over an hour with Trump, in talks that came with Kyiv and Moscow intensifying long-range strikes and US-led diplomatic efforts to end the war stalled.
“Thank you for everything we do together to protect the lives of Ukrainians and advance peace,” Zelenskyy said afterward in a statement on X.
“The President and I discussed licenses for Patriot interceptor production and several other ideas that could help,” he added. “We also spoke about diplomacy — it’s important that the diplomatic process be reinvigorated.”
