Trump Says US to Consider More Air-Defense Batteries for Ukraine

Donald Trump said he will look into sending more Patriot air-defense batteries to Ukraine following “a good” meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as allies seek more US pressure on Russia to end the war.

Zelenskiy described the 45-minute encounter at a NATO summit on Wednesday as “long and substantive.” It was their first meeting since Kyiv and Moscow resumed direct talks to try to end the war. As the negotiations foundered, Russia hit Ukraine with a series of deadly aerial strikes in recent weeks, exposing the country’s growing need for additional air defenses.