Ukraine's US Ambassador: No Firm Guarantee from Trump on Air Defense Missiles

Ukraine's US Ambassador Olga Stefanişina stated that during Vladimir Zelenskiy's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, they did not receive a 'firm guarantee' regarding the supply of missiles for air defense systems.In response to journalists' questions about whether Trump would provide additional air defense capabilities to Ukraine, Stefanişina said, ''. The ambassador highlighted the general shortage of air defense ammunition in the US stockpiles.Following the meeting at the White House, Zelenskiy claimed that Trump had agreed to provide production licenses for Patriot missile interceptors.According to a previous report by Axios, Zelenskiy had requested 300 missiles for Patriot systems before winter. Washington had previously emphasized that there was a significant supply shortage of such ammunition due to conflicts in the Middle East and limited production capacity.