Trump Lets Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles
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- Trump praised Zelensky and will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles, a shift from his previously adversarial stance toward the Ukrainian leader
- The Patriot production license could strengthen Ukraine's defense against Russian missile attacks, per the New York Times' framing of the deal
Why it matters: Domestic Patriot production gives Ukraine a supply line for interceptors it urgently needs against Russian strikes, bypassing the bottleneck of US shipments. For Zelensky, it represents a concrete reversal after months of public friction with Trump at the NATO summit.
