Overview
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky held a private Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 28, and described the session as focused on licenses to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, other ideas for military aid, and restarting diplomatic talks with Russia.
- Zelensky was invited to meet U.S. senators and had a scheduled session with co‑authors of the sanctions bill linked to the late Senator Lindsey Graham to press congressional backing for Ukraine.
- Reporters cited a separate industrial move in Washington: L3Harris signed an agreement with the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin to upgrade the PAC‑3 interceptor and expand production, a development that could shorten the time to deliver more Patriot interceptors if policy permits.
- The visit followed a July 27 stop in London where Zelensky met Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, and British outlets reported possible transfer of production rights for the Stone Cloak electronic‑warfare system to Ukraine.
- If U.S. licences and the industry ramp proceed, Ukraine could gain more interceptors to better protect cities from missile strikes and Congress could soon advance a broadened sanctions package; formal U.S. confirmations and legislative votes will determine the next concrete steps.