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Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he is ‘not sure’ about letting Ukraine build Patriot missiles
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Donald Trump has cast doubt on allowing Ukraine to build Patriot missiles, saying in an interview he was "not sure" about the move.
The US president told the Financial Times: "It's a very extraordinary weapon, and we have to be a little bit careful of who we licence to."
Earlier this week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Trump at the White House where the Ukrainian president said he had discussed licensing arrangements to let Ukraine manufacture its own interceptors for Patriot missile systems.
Officials from Patriot maker Raytheon Co have already been to Ukraine, and Lockheed Martin Corp, which builds the PAC-3 interceptors for the air defence system, was also working to send over a team of experts, Ukraine's envoy to Washington, Olha Stefanishyna, said on Thursday.
The FT also reported that Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff would visit Ukraine for the first time in the coming days.