Trump says Ukraine to be allowed to make Patriot missile interceptors

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the ​United States would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a huge boost for Kyiv, which has long sought permission to produce the defensive weapons.
"We're ‌going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That's pretty cool. This way, you can't complain that we're not giving 'em enough," Trump said at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the NATO summit in Ankara.The tone of the meeting was a sharp departure from Trump's past ​harsh criticism of Zelenskiy, which has included Trump calling him "ungrateful."
On Wednesday, Trump said the two had developed a "very good" relationship and that both Moscow ​and Kyiv wanted to end the war, which began with Russia's invasion in February 2022.
Trump said he would be speaking ⁠to Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Wednesday. Trump praised Zelenskiy, saying he had been very effective.
When asked if the United States would send additional Patriot ​interceptors immediately, Trump said "some" could be sent immediately and that he thought Ukraine could begin to produce its own quickly.