Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet President Donald Trump at the White House, aiming to push for expanded anti‑ballistic missile defences for Kyiv.
The Ukrainian president has arrived in the United States amid heightened pressure after Moscow’s latest drone barrage, claiming that more than 390 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over a short nightfall.
In the meeting, Zelensky plans to urge Trump for a licence that allows Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles on its own soil, a long‑awaited wish following the award of such licences in the past for U.S. forces.
Securing a licence is only the first step; co‑production of the high‑tech PAC‑2 and PAC‑3 interceptors requires lengthy legal, political and technical vetting—an effort that Raytheon has said it is ready to deepen.
Beyond Trump, Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, reflecting the intertwined nature of the U.S.-Iran conflict and the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin, meanwhile, is pressing that the war be ‘frozen’ sooner in order to facilitate negotiations, a stance contested by Putin who cited Kyiv’s position and the dangerous nature of the conflict.
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