Trump: I haven't decided whether Ukraine will produce Patriot missiles; both sides must make concessions
US President Donald Trump said he has not yet made a decision on allowing Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, despite his earlier statement at the NATO summit in Turkey that the issue was agreed upon. At a cabinet meeting at Camp David, he stressed the need for caution and noted that no agreement has been reached. Trump also expressed the view that the presidents of Ukraine and Russia want to reach a deal and called on both sides to make concessions.
US President Donald Trump said he has not yet decided whether to allow Ukraine to produce Patriot-type interceptor missiles. The statement came during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, where he said: "We have to be very careful when we let somebody produce them. We haven't agreed." Earlier, at the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump had claimed that the issue was agreed upon between the parties, but now he has denied this. Regarding efforts to end the war, he expressed the opinion that the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, want to reach an agreement. "Both sides must make concessions," he added. Trump's statement reflects uncertainty in the question of military support for Ukraine and underscores the complexity of the negotiation process.