Trump’s big con convinced too many that Patriot interceptors were coming to UkraineThe actual reporting of war and politics these days in most media outlets can be incredibly weak. Trump knew from the start how dependent Ukraine was on PatriotsExamples of Trump knowing how desperately Ukraine needs PatriotsHow can I say that? Asked by a Ukrainian reporter, whose husband was serving in the Ukrainian army, about giving Ukraine Patriots, Trump responded:Good. On July 9, Trump promised Zelensky, surprisingly to some, that he would allow Ukraine to have a license to make its own Patriot interceptors (or indeed whole Patriot systems). Third, Trump did not want to give Ukraine Patriot interceptors at that moment, because he knew that Ukraine was basically out – and this gave Putin an opportunity to bombard Ukraine with impunity.