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Zelenski has reached an agreement with Trump to strengthen Ukraine's air capabilities after the US suspended the Patriot missile shipment

"We will work together to strengthen the protection of our heaven," the Ukrainian president said in a telephone conversation with the US.

Aarhus (Denmark), 03/07/2025.- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a welcoming reception at Marselisborg Castle in Aarhus, Denmark, 03 July 2025, on the day of the official opening ceremony of the Danish EU Council Presidency 2025. (Dinamarca, Ucrania) EFE/EPA/HENNING BAGGER DENMARK OUT
Volodimir Zelenski, Denmark. Photo: EFE
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has announced that he has reached an agreement with US President Donald Trump to strengthen Ukraine's air capabilitiesafter the US suspended sending missiles and other military aid to Ukraine's anti-aircraft system.



"We talked about air defense options and agreed that we will work together to strengthen the protection of our skies," Zelenski said in a telephone conversation with Trump.

Zelenski has said he is ready to engage in "direct" cooperation with the US on the "joint capabilities and production of the defense industry" between the two countries.

"We have also touched on mutual purchases (of arms) and investments," the Ukrainian president has posted on the networks. Zelenski has asked Trump to buy the weapons he received free of charge from former US President Joe Biden with European money and is still awaiting an answer.

Moreover, the President of Ukraine has expressed his support for "all efforts to end the massacres and restore a just, lasting and dignified peace."Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and expressed his "regret" at the lack of progress towards peace.

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