US Patriot shortage puts Ukraine and Europe in tough spot
When Zelenskyy left the White House after his July 28 meeting with Trump, he said the U.S. president had agreed to provide Ukraine with licenses to produce Patriot interceptors. For Kyiv, this would have been a major breakthrough. Ukraine has been asking for more Patriot systems for years, but the supply of missiles has become one of the biggest constraints on its air defense.