Zelenskyy says Trump decided Ukraine will get Patriot missile production licenses
Ukraine's president described a plan for U.S.-Russia contacts, a possible three-way technical meeting in the United Arab Emirates, and a Patriot licensing decision.
What we know
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President Trump told him at their meeting that Trump had made a final decision to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missiles. [1]
- Zelenskyy said the two sides agreed that Ukraine will brief the European side, the Americans will speak with the Russians, and both will return with views and results in ten days. [1]
- Zelenskyy said the U.S. side proposed preparing a technical-level Ukraine-U.S.-Russia meeting in the United Arab Emirates, and Ukraine is waiting for the United States to propose a date. [1]
- Not yet confirmed: The White House and Russian officials had not commented in the sources available. The terms of the Patriot licenses, the timing of any three-way meeting, and what Russia will say to the Americans are not stated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President Trump has made a final decision that Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles. Zelenskyy described the decision in a post on X on Friday. [1]
Zelenskyy wrote that the two leaders first met and discussed general matters. Their negotiating teams then held a separate, long meeting. [1]
According to Zelenskyy, the teams agreed on next steps. Ukraine will brief European officials and discuss the details with them. The Americans will speak with the Russians. In ten days, Zelenskyy wrote, the sides will come back with views and results "in some shape or form." [1]
Zelenskyy also said the U.S. side proposed preparing a trilateral meeting of Ukraine, the United States and Russia at the technical level. The United States suggested the United Arab Emirates as the venue. Zelenskyy said Ukraine is waiting for Washington to propose a date. [1]
On Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy said there are concrete agreements on licenses and that Trump stressed the decision was final. [1]
The account comes from Zelenskyy's post, which said it was drawn from answers to journalists' questions. No statement from the U.S. or Russian governments was included in the sources.