“We'll give them the right to make Patriots. We'll show them how to do it,” Trump said on day two of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. “It's very complex, actually, but you'll figure out the complexity quickly.”
The verbal assurance of a license commitment was vague, with several key details left unaddressed.
Asked whether the United States would immediately provide the air defense systems, Trump said “some” could be sent swiftly, yet emphasized “we have Patriots, but we don't have that many. We need them for ourselves, too.”
It’s unclear if the missiles would be manufactured in Ukraine or another country.
In his opening address at the summit Tuesday, Zelensky had called for allies to deliver air defense systems, insisting Ukraine needs U.S.-made interceptors to defend itself against Russia’s ballistic missiles.
Zelensky also used his platform to again push for Ukraine to be granted NATO membership.
“Allies stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” the statement read.
“Well, we would buy their drones, and we make drones, we make great drones, but they [Ukraine] have an ability to make a lot of them,” he said.
David Blagden, an associate professor of international security and strategy at the University of Exeter, tells TIME the summit was undoubtedly a “win for the Ukrainian government.”
Although Trump’s relationship with several NATO allies has become fractured, he acknowledged his rapport with Zelensky has strengthened since their contentious Oval Office showdown last year.
“To be on sufficiently good terms with the Americans again is a huge diplomatic coup for Ukraine,” Blagden tells TIME. “The position on Ukraine has been one of the sticking points within U.S.-European relations within NATO, so to have Trump laughing and joking with [Zelensky] again is a huge step forward.”
Prior to the summit, Trump spoke separately with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the NATO summit, he expressed optimism that both leaders wanted to end the war.
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