Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed his appeal for U.S.-made Patriot missile interceptors after an overnight Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, Ukrainian officials said Aug. 1.
"The world has Patriot missiles. What matters now is for our partners to make the political decision to provide the necessary packages. The United States knows what we need. Europe knows what we need," Zelenskyy said in a video message major Russian missile attack, following reports that some civilians were unable to access shelters during the assault.
According to Hannity," Zelenskyy said Trump had "accepted that he will give us licenses" to produce the interceptors in Ukraine.
Trump later said no agreement had been reached and that the administration was still discussing the proposal.
"I don't think this would ever happen, but, you know, there's people that, you give that technology, they can someday turn on you," Trump told reporters at Camp David on July 31.
"So we have to be very careful," he warned.