It’s unclear if the missiles would be manufactured in Ukraine or another country.

Following his bilateral meeting with Trump, Zelensky said he was “grateful for the strong emphasis placed on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense to better protect people’s lives."

In his opening address at the summit Tuesday, Zelensky had called for allies to deliver air defense systems, insisting Ukraine needs U.S.-made interceptors to defend itself against Russia’s ballistic missiles.

His public appeal came after Russia bombarded Kyiv with drones and missiles in another deadly attack at the start of the week. Ukrainian officials reported another overnight assault Wednesday morning.

Zelensky also used his platform to again push for Ukraine to be granted NATO membership.

In a summit declaration published Wednesday, NATO said for 2026, “allies pledge €70 billion in military equipment, assistance, and training for Ukraine and affirm their sovereign commitments to sustaining at least equivalent levels in 2027.”

“Allies stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity,” the statement read.

Trump also signaled openness to expanding defense cooperation with Kyiv through a possible deal on buying Ukrainian drones, but he didn’t fully commit to a plan.

“Well, we would buy their drones, and we make drones, we make great drones, but they [Ukraine] have an ability to make a lot of them,” he said.

During the two-day summit Zelensky signed “drone deals” with the Netherlands, Denmark, and Estonia.

David Blagden, an associate professor of international security and strategy at the University of Exeter, tells TIME the summit was undoubtedly a “win for the Ukrainian government.”

“Ukraine was suffering from critical shortages of air defenses, so to be able to build some of the best air defenses under license will potentially be a huge advantage in terms of trying to blunt those Russian ballistic missile attacks,” he says.

Although Trump’s relationship with several NATO allies has become fractured, he acknowledged his rapport with Zelensky has strengthened since their contentious Oval Office showdown last year.

“We've actually developed a good relationship, it's hard to believe, right from the Oval Office to now,” Trump mused.

“To be on sufficiently good terms with the Americans again is a huge diplomatic coup for Ukraine,” Blagden tells TIME. “The position on Ukraine has been one of the sticking points within U.S.-European relations within NATO, so to have Trump laughing and joking with [Zelensky] again is a huge step forward.”

Prior to the summit, Trump spoke separately with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the NATO summit, he expressed optimism that both leaders wanted to end the war.

>>1523207
>"It's a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon," he added.
yeah, putins puppet

Iran already proves those patriots are useless LMAO muttmerica, Israel and Ukraine is fucking cooked if that's the best they can offer

>>1523214
get in the meat cube

tRump is Nobody's puppet.

Considering he was putin's shill at the NATO summit, he's still Putin's cockholster.

But it is amusing when he does moves like this so his shills can claim 'SeE? hE's NOt a PuPPet!'

>>1523214
And yet the Patriots have pretty reliably dabbed on Russia's '''hypersonic''' wunderwaffen the whole bloody war.
Take it up with the Arab retards who don't know how to properly use their gear and refuse to learn.