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Trump Says U.S. Will Grant Ukraine License To Build Patriot Interceptors

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

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Trump Says U.S. Will Grant Ukraine License To Build Patriot Interceptors

President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 8, 2026 while in Ankara for the NATO summit. Photo: Screenshot of White House livestream.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. will allow Ukraine to build its own interceptors for the Patriot air defense system. “One of things we’re going to be talking about today, a little birdie told me this, about the fact that we’ll give [Ukraine] the right to make Patriots. We’ll show them how to do it. It’s very complex, actually. You’ll figure out the complexity quickly. And we’re talking about that,” Trump said while meeting with Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy during…

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