"We would buy their drones ... And you know, if we made that deal, we'd have great protection. I love the protection," Trump told reporters at the press conference in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

It was a dramatic departure from Trump's more acerbic tone toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he once derided as ungrateful.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a huge boost for Kyiv.

Defense experts cautioned that President Donald Trump's offer to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles would take years to materialize and do little to address its immediate needs. "The problem is that these things aren't like flipping on a light switch,

Meetings with Donald Trump haven’t always gone well for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a 2019 phone call, Trump unsuccessfully pressured Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden. In a 2025 Oval Office ambush,

"It's a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon," Trump said. Russian media quickly picked up on the announcement.

Zelensky said he was “grateful for the strong emphasis placed on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense to better protect people’s lives."

U.S. President Donald Trump lauded the “very good relationship” he has developed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the NATO summit in Turkey on July 8, 2026. In a meeting of the pair that lacked the acrimony of earlier encounters,

U.S. President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war,

Hours after throwing some stinging jabs towards NATO members, President Donald Trump ended his trip to Ankara today with what appeared to be a more upbeat attitude

Amid Russian resistance to his peacemaking efforts, President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to suggest Ukraine go on the offensive militarily. In a post to his social media platform, Trump criticized former President Joe Biden's approach to the conflict,