In reversal, Trump says he hasn't 'agreed to' grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missiles

Revisiting Polish Borders With Ukraine, One Year On Patriot launchers modules mounted on M983 HEMTT, part of the U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, are pictured on a open field on Feb. 18, 2023, in Zamosc, Poland. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images) (Omar Marques/Getty Images)

July 31, 2026 at 6:11 p.m. UTC

By ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump appeared to reverse course on his offer earlier this month to license Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles, saying during a Friday Cabinet meeting that "we have not agreed to that."

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