"Speaking in Kyiv after talks with Trump and American weapons-makers, Zelenskyy said Ukraine needed 25 US Patriot anti-missile batteries and that Russia's frozen assets in the west should be used to buy them. Ukraine already has some Patriot missile interceptors, but they are not enough to protect most of its major cities or energy infrastructure, which have once again come under heavy Russian attack as winter approaches."
"However, it became clear in the last few days that the US president had once again performed an abrupt U-turn after a two-hour phone conversation with Putin on Friday afternoon. After inviting Putin to summit in Hungary, Trump reverted to his position on Sunday that Russia should be rewarded for its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, with Kyiv ceding large parts of its sovereign territory."
Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested 25 additional US Patriot anti-missile batteries and proposed using frozen Russian assets in the West to purchase them. Ukraine has some Patriots but lacks sufficient coverage to protect major cities and energy infrastructure amid renewed Russian attacks as winter approaches. Zelenskyy said he would attend a summit in Hungary with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump if invited. Donald Trump privately urged Kyiv to accept Russian terms and cede territory, including the Donbas, during tense White House meetings and calls. A two-hour Trump–Putin call preceded an abrupt U-turn in Trump's position.
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