Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought licences to produce Patriot air-defence interceptors during a “good meeting” with US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday, as he underscored Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s loss of initiative on the war front due to heavy losses. “Today we had good meeting with President Trump,” Zelensky told Fox News host Sean Hannity in a broadcast interview late Tuesday. “He accepted that he will give us (Patriot) licences, and then I had meeting with representatives of production, very strong military companies of the United States. After the meeting, Trump posted photos to social media with a note that said “Many things were discussed. Relations between Zelensky and Trump have warmed since the start of the US president’s second term, with Trump suggesting earlier this month that Ukrainian strikes inside Russia could help end the war.