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Trump, Zelenskyy Discuss Joint Patriot Production, No New Aid

7/29/2026

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President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to discuss a licence for joint Patriot interceptor missile production, with no new U.S. military assistance announced.
Zelenskyy met Lockheed Martin representatives to discuss co-production of Patriots and other defence systems.
Ukraine aims to produce six to seven million short-range attack drones this year, while the Pentagon’s $1.1 billion programme expects to order nearly 200,000 drones by February 2027.

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President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House to discuss a licence for joint Patriot interceptor missile production, with no new U.S. military assistance announced.
Zelenskyy met Lockheed Martin representatives to discuss co-production of Patriots and other defence systems.
Ukraine aims to produce six to seven million short-range attack drones this year, while the Pentagon’s $1.1 billion programme expects to order nearly 200,000 drones by February 2027.