Washington.- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Friday that he is not sure if he will allow Ukraine to manufacture missiles for Patriot air defense systems, despite having reportedly given his approval to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
During a meeting with his cabinet held at the presidential retreat of Camp David, outside of Washington, the Republican was cautious about it and stated that it would be “a very important step.”
“We must be very prudent, but also very careful. We have not reached an agreement on this. We are considering it, but it is difficult to hand over that type of technology. And I don’t think this will ever happen. There are people who are given that technology and who could one day turn against you,” he told the press.
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Trump’s stance on Ukraine and Patriot missiles
The Ukrainian Army depends on the United States for the supply of interceptors for Patriot batteries, which allow for the shooting down of Russian ballistic missiles.
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At the beginning of July, Trump declared during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Turkey that he was willing to allow Ukraine to manufacture interceptor missiles for Patriot batteries.
Following the meeting they held last Tuesday at the White House, Zelensky stated that he had received Trump’s endorsement for Ukraine to manufacture those projectiles itself.
