Bahraini Crown Prince Salman Al Khalifa stated that his country has no intention of transferring US-purchased Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. He made the remark during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump.

American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted northeastern Kharkiv, which is Ukraine’s second-largest city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south.

The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said. Patriot air defense systems, missiles and ammunition are among the American-made weapons NATO allies will buy under an arms deal brokered with President Trump to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian attacks, officials say.

Latest news and live updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary general.

The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems has proved critical in helping shield Ukraine from Russian attacks.

German Major General Christian Freuding has reported on the negotiations in which Germany is engaged in purchasing Patriot air defence systems from the United States to transfer them to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda;