Zelensky Asked Trump for Winter Patriot Missiles, Got an Iran Excuse
Zelensky pitched Trump on an urgent missile package to save Ukraine's power grid this winter, but there's a tiny catch involving another war.
Zelensky sat down with Trump and asked for a dedicated "winter package" of Patriot interceptors. The math is brutal: Russia launches up to 40 ballistic missiles per strike multiple times a month, and keeping the lights on requires actual hardware.
Trump promised to try, but noted the US needs those same interceptors for its war with Iran. Ukraine even offered military tech, battle data, and local licensing just to get missiles rolling off the line.
Trading battlefield-tested tech for air defense sounds reasonable, provided global inventory hasn't already hit zero.
Source: Axios
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