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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump backtracks from promise to let Ukraine build Patriot missiles

A Patriot missile launcher system stands in a snowy field with misty forest in the background
A Patriot missile launcher in Warsaw, Poland, in 2023. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Donald 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 “something different” for the cabinet to experience together, was the first such meeting at the presidential compound of Trump’s second term.

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