US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington and Kyiv are negotiating licenses for Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles. But Rubio warns that domestic production would take years and cannot solve Ukraine’s immediate air-defence crisis. The talks come as Russia targets Kyiv for a seventh straight night, deploying jet-powered drones and intensifying pressure on Ukrainian skies. With President Zelensky demanding more Patriot systems and missiles, the debate now centers on whether America can sustain supplies while protecting its own stockpiles. Is this a strategic shift in US support, or a long-term plan to make Ukraine more self-reliant?
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