President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, this morning. 

Per ABC:

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to make a direct appeal to President Donald Trump during a face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit, asking for help replenishing depleted stocks of American-made ammunition vital to the country’s defense.

“We need to find a way to get as quick as possible, as much as possible, missiles for Patriot systems. This is the most important thing,” Zelenskyy said at a defense industry forum at the alliance’s annual summit on Tuesday.

The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy in Ankara comes as expenditures of U.S. Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles in Ukraine and the Middle East have dramatically outpaced current production capabilities, resulting in a critical global shortage as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on.

Russia has sought to exploit this shortfall by launching concentrated bombardments of ballistic missiles and drone swarms at Ukrainian targets, overwhelming the country’s defenses and resulting in scores of civilian deaths.

The meeting comes as Russia escalates the war, targeting Ukrainian military and energy sites around Kyiv.

Trump has also been increasingly critical of the NATO alliance, slamming European allies for their refusal to provide assistance in Iran.

The Trump-Zelensky meeting started minutes before 9 am ET.

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