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Zelenskiy: Little progress in talks with U.S. on missile defences

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko visit the site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 24, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv/Handout via REUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko visit the site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 24, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv/Handout via REUTERS STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAI Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had made little progress in talks with the United States on expanding production of missile defences and was working with Europe to solve the matter.

"Unfortunately, there has been no progress for a long time with America regarding the expansion of anti-ballistic missile production," he said. "We are trying to accelerate this work in Europe, the production of our own anti-ballistic systems on the continent in sufficient quantities."

Zelenskiy said Ukraine was continuing to talk to the United States on how it can help Ukraine and U.S. leadership was vital.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski and Oleksandr KozhukharEditing by Nick Zieminski)

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This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM.

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