Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has "concrete agreements in place" for Patriot missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Donald Trump had decided to grant Ukraine permission to build Patriot missiles, speaking to journalists Friday during his U.S. visit. Only a small number of weapons can counter the ballistic missiles Russia has repeatedly launched, and Ukraine has had too few of them. Zelenskyy also sought additional Patriots for winter, but it remained unclear whether Washington approved that. After meeting Trump during the U.N. General Assembly, Zelenskyy said he was prepared to bring the war to a close but uncertain whether Moscow was willing to do so; he proposed stopping strikes on power, heating, and water systems if Russia did the same, and urged Trump to contact China’s Xi Jinping to press Vladimir Putin for talks.