Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that an agreement had been reached on granting Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air defense systems during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
In an interview with Fox News, Zelenskyy assessed the Russia-Ukraine war. He said the two leaders had discussed Patriot production licenses during the NATO Summit in Ankara and added, "This is important because we need more, and we need it faster."
Zelenskyy said Trump had agreed to grant Ukraine a license to produce Patriots and added that they had met with executives from leading U.S. defense companies to discuss joint production opportunities. "I hope we will produce them together," he said.
During his meeting with Zelenskyy at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Trump said, "We will give Ukraine the right to produce Patriots, and we will show you how to do it. We will give you a license to produce Patriots."