WATCH: Trump says in Zelenskyy meeting that U.S. will allow Patriot missiles to be made overseas

By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-trump-says-in-zelenskyy-meeting-that-u-s-will-allow-patriot-missiles-to-be-made-overseas Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump says in Zelenskyy meeting that U.S. will allow Patriot missiles to be made overseas World Jul 8, 2026 11:41 AM EDT In a win for Ukraine, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will allow Patriot air defense missiles to be made overseas. Trump said that the U.S. will give a license for its Patriot air defense systems to be made overseas for Ukraine to counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology in the war that's now in its fifth year. WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news conference at NATO summit in Turkey Trump made the announcement as he met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Turkey, praising him as having "done an amazing job" and "been very effective" in the war. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. "We'll give them the right to make Patriots. We'll show them how to do it," Trump said. Zelenskyy has long sought more of the defense systems, which are expensive, in high demand and take a long time to manufacture. He's been pressing for Ukraine to be granted a license to manufacture the technology. Trump has warm remarks in meeting with Zelenskyy Though the U.S. president and his Ukrainian counterpart had a tense encounter at the White House last year, Trump said Wednesday as he sat with Zelenskyy, "We've actually developed a good relationship. It's hard to believe." READ MORE: Trump again demands Greenland as NATO unveils military projects worth billions to prove its firepower He said Ukraine has a good future with "such great land, such great assets, such great people" and that they were going to have a good talk together. He also called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "difficult character" and Zelenskyy "a difficult character." Trump says U.S. is preparing for more strikes against Iran The president said that the U.S. is preparing for another night of strikes against Iran, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over. "We hit them very hard last night," Trump said when asked about a possible return to hostilities. "We'll probably hit them hard again tonight." WATCH: Trump says in Erdogan meeting that U.S. will lift Turkey sanctions, consider selling F-35s Trump made the remark in Ankara on the sidelines of the NATO summit. He said the strikes are continued retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. "They are behaving very badly," he said of Iran, accusing the country of launching drones and a missile at ships. Trump threatens to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure Trump threatened Wednesday to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure and to s