Event Brief
Zelensky says Trump made final decision on Patriot licences
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 25, 2026 at 6:09 AM ET
Summary: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept 25 that US President Donald Trump told him he has made a final decision to allow Ukraine to receive licences to produce Patriot air-defence missiles. Zelensky said Ukraine faces a shortage and that Patriot systems remain the only ones reliably able to counter Russia’s ballistic missiles.
WHO: Volodymyr Zelensky
WHAT: Zelensky said Trump made a final decision to grant Ukraine licences to produce Patriot missiles
WHEN: Sep 25, 2026
WHERE: Ukraine
WHY: Zelensky said Trump’s decision followed reversals on the issue and would address Ukraine’s Patriot missile shortage.
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