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Trump agrees to let Ukraine make Patriot missiles in game-changing decision: Zelensky

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Christenson, J. (2026, September 25). Trump agrees to let Ukraine make Patriot missiles in game-changing decision: Zelensky. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/trump-agrees-to-let-ukraine-make-patriot-missiles-zelensky-says/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-25 · by Josh Christenson

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social media that US President Trump has agreed to grant Ukraine licenses to manufacture its own Patriot missiles during a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly. This decision is significant as only Japan, Germany, and Poland currently have this capability. The agreement was made in light of Ukraine’s need for more self-sufficiency in defense ahead of winter warfare. Additionally, Zelensky discussed ongoing efforts to facilitate trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the US, and Russia, with Trump suggesting the United Arab Emirates as a potential venue for such discussions.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on September 25, 2026, that US President Donald Trump had verbally agreed to grant Ukraine a license to produce advanced Patriot air defense missiles. This decision came after discussions between the two leaders during the United Nations General Assembly in New York earlier that week. Zelenskyy emphasized that Trump had made a "final decision" regarding the licenses, which are crucial for Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks. The Patriot system is developed by US defense contractor Raytheon and currently only produced in limited quantities by countries like Japan, Germany, and Poland. Ukraine has been facing a significant shortage of these missiles since February 2026 due to conflicts involving the United States and other nations. Zelenskyy stated that securing this technology would bolster Ukraine's defenses ahead of anticipated winter combat operations.

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📰 Trump Grants Ukraine Patriot License
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“The articles describe different events: one covers the ongoing exchange of deadly strikes between Russia and Ukraine while Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump, and the other reports on a decision by Trump allowing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles.”
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Hedges 2 of 17 claims Outlet record 66/100
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CBS News
Hedges 5 of 35 claims Outlet record 66/100
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The Independent
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Ukraine GPE · 8× Zelensky PERSON · 5× Kyiv GPE · 4× Russia GPE · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× Ukrainian NORP · 3× Moscow GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× the United States GPE · 2× Volodymyr Zelensky PERSON · 1×

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“We asked the president to help us to move this quicker,” Zelensky later told reporters, adding that one of his military advisers had recently met with defense contractor Raytheon and “an Israeli company” about the Patriot licenses. “There’s a big deficit for everybody,” he revealed of the Patriot supply chain.
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🔮 “There are concrete agreements regarding Patriot licenses,” Zelensky posted Friday on X. “At our meeting, President Trump stressed that he had made his final decision: Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles.

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

President Trump has agreed to grant Ukraine the licenses to manufacture its own Patriot missiles, a critical air-defense system that intercepts incoming projectiles from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. asserted
Zelensky → agree → Russia
“There are concrete agreements regarding Patriot licenses,” Zelensky posted Friday on X. “At our meeting, President Trump stressed that he had made his final decision: Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles. asserted
Ukraine → be → missiles
In addition to the US, only Japan, Germany and Poland currently have the ability to produce the air-defense missile systems. asserted
Japan → have → systems
Until now, Ukraine has been dependent on the US and other allies to supply Kyiv. asserted
Ukraine → supply → Kyiv
The wartime Ukrainian leader met with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to discuss Patriot licenses as well as other armaments, which Zelensky mentioned were necessary ahead of the long months of winter fighting ahead. asserted
Zelensky → meet → fighting
“We asked the president to help us to move this quicker,” Zelensky later told reporters, adding that one of his military advisers had recently met with defense contractor Raytheon and “an Israeli company” about the Patriot licenses. “There’s a big deficit for everybody,” he revealed of the Patriot supply chain. asserted
he → ask → chain
“We will work also with other countries.” asserted
We → work → countries
Ukraine’s president affirmed that his forces agreed to an energy cease-fire and were demanding trilateral talks with the US and Russia on a path to wind down the more than four-year war. asserted
forces → affirm → war
In his Friday post, Zelensky said that his negotiators were gonig to brief European officials while the US discussed next steps with the Russians “and in ten days, we will come back with views and results in some shape or form.” asserted
we → say → shape
“As for a trilateral Ukraine-U.S.-Russia meeting, the American side proposed preparing it and meeting at the technical level. asserted
side → propose → level
We are waiting for the United States to propose a date,” he added. asserted
he → wait → date
“The United States proposed the United Arab Emirates as the venue for such a meeting.” asserted
States → propose → meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested it is “possible in the near term” to hold such a meeting, a Kremlin spokesman said Friday. uncertain
spokesman → suggest → meeting
The UN summit followed Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s diesel facilities, with Moscow retaliating against civilian targets in Kyiv. asserted
Moscow → follow → Kyiv
Ukraine again struck Russian oil refineries later Friday in response to Moscow’s drone attack on a Kyiv office building. asserted
Ukraine → strike → building
Ukraine’s energy minister Denys Shmyhal has also claimed that Russia is planning to knock out Kyiv’s energy systems during the winter, the Kyiv Post reported. asserted
Post → claim → winter
Trump signaled during a NATO summit in July that the US was going to provide the license for Ukraine to produce its own Patriot interceptors. asserted
Ukraine → signal → interceptors
“This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving them enough,” the president joked to Zelensky. asserted
president → complain → Zelensky
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