Trump, Zelensky Meet at NATO; US to Buy Ukraine Drones
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- Trump and Zelensky met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey on Wednesday, in what The Hill describes as a "significant thaw" in U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
- Trump announced the U.S. would buy Ukrainian drones, framed as coming as Ukraine "seizes the initiative" in its more-than-four-year war against Russia.
- The deal also includes Patriot missile interceptors that Ukraine will be allowed to manufacture — flagged by the article as "even more importantly" than the drone purchase.
- The Hill's headline casts the meeting as Trump handing Zelensky "major wins" while Russian President Putin is "on the ropes."
Why it matters: The Trump-Zelensky meeting marks a reversal in U.S.-Ukraine relations, with Trump personally backing both Ukrainian drone procurement and Patriot interceptor manufacturing — direct boosts to Kyiv's war capacity after four-plus years of fighting. For Moscow, it signals continued U.S. commitment to arming its opponent on the doorstep of a NATO summit.
