Zelensky meets with Raytheon on building Patriot missiles after Trump approval
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Thursday with a U.S. company that makes Patriot air defense systems, after President Donald Trump gave him the green light to cooperate with the United States on their production. Zelensky said they discussed how Ukraine could co-produce Patriot interceptors, a powerful U.S. military tool Kyiv views as vital to fend off Russian ballistic missile attacks, with aerospace and defense company Raytheon. The Ukrainian president said he had discussed the idea with Trump at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month.
- ▪Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Thursday with a U.S. company that makes Patriot air defense systems, after President Donald Trump gave him the green light to cooperate with the United States on their production.
- ▪Zelensky said they discussed how Ukraine could co-produce Patriot interceptors, a powerful U.S. military tool Kyiv views as vital to fend off Russian ballistic missile attacks, with aerospace and defense company Raytheon.
- ▪The Ukrainian president said he had discussed the idea with Trump at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Thursday with a U.S. company that makes Patriot air defense systems, after President Donald Trump gave him the green light to cooperate with the United States on their production. Zelensky said they discussed how Ukraine could co-produce Patriot interceptors, a powerful U.S. military tool Kyiv views as vital to fend off Russian ballistic missile attacks, with aerospace and defense company Raytheon. The Ukrainian president said he had discussed the idea with Trump at the NATO summit in Turkey earlier this month. Teams from the government and private sector “will stay in close touch” to work out the deal, Zelensky added, noting that other areas of partnership regarding non-offensive military equipment were also discussed.
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