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Politics● ElevatedJul 31 · Jul 31, 2026, 6:35 PM

Trump says US hasn’t agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

US President Donald Trump said on ⁠Friday that America has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles, but that talks are ongoing, adding that the US must be “very careful about letting somebody build them”. Trump said during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Turkey this ‌month that he was going to give Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors to help defend against Russian strikes, but has since backed away from that pledge despite hosting...

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