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Trump Denies Ukraine Patriot Missile Deal, Claims Rare Earth Resource Agreement

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •Trump stated the US has not agreed to let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, contradicting Zelensky's claims following their recent talks.
  • •Ukraine warned it was running out of Patriot interceptors needed to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, according to the New York Times.
  • •Trump separately said the US secured a rare earth resource deal with Ukraine, calling it beneficial for the United States.
  • •The reversal on missile production undercuts Zelensky's public characterization of the leaders' meeting earlier in the week.

Sources

Trump says rare earth deal allows US to take resources it needs from Ukraine

Tass

Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

New York Times

Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine producing Patriot missiles

France24

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