Trump backtracks from promise to let Ukraine build Patriot missiles
A Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023. “We’re talking about it, but it’s a hard thing to give away that kind of technology.”Giving away the weapons carried its own risks, he added: “They can suddenly turn on you.
- ▪A Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023.
- ▪Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023.
- ▪“We’re talking about it, but it’s a hard thing to give away that kind of technology.”Giving away the weapons carried its own risks, he added: “They can suddenly turn on you.
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A Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty ImagesDonald TrumpTrump backtracks from promise to let Ukraine build Patriot missilesUS president tells reporters during Camp David cabinet meeting technology ‘a hard thing to give away’Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonFri 31 Jul 2026 13.58 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 14.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has backed off a promise to let Ukraine manufacture its own Patriot air defense interceptors, telling reporters that handing over the underlying technology was “a hard thing to give away” during a cabinet meeting at Camp David.The retreat, billed by the White House as…
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