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Trump Reverses on Ukraine Patriot Missile Production Deal

Donald Trump has backed away from a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defense interceptors, telling reporters during a Camp David cabinet meeting that handing over the underlying technology was "a hard thing to give away." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned that Ukraine was running low on Patriot interceptors, its most reliable defense against Russian ballistic missiles.

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The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot MissilesNYTimes – US
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Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

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Trump backtracks from promise to let Ukraine build Patriot missiles

US president tells reporters during Camp David cabinet meeting technology ‘a hard thing to give away’ Donald Trump has backed off a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defense interceptors, telling reporters that handing over the underlying technology was “a hard thing to give away” during a cabinet meeting at Camp David. The retreat, billed by the White House as “something different” for the cabi…

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