Zelensky says Trump has made a "final decision" to let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles

Brazil

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Brasília is primarily concerned with the instability of Trump's words: approved in July, then immediately put on hold, and later validated in September, the Patriot license depends on a reversible presidential decision more than a finalized agreement.

France

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Paris is scrutinizing Trump's about-face on Patriot licenses, an announcement that came from Kiev rather than Washington, following months of American wavering.

Poland

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Warsaw is weighing the actual impact of Zelensky's announcement: the license promised by Trump will change Ukraine's antimissile defense, but not before one to eighteen months.

Portugal

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Lisbon notes particularly the discrepancy between Trump's U-turns since July and the "final decision" Zelensky attributes to him on Friday, an announcement Washington has not directly confirmed.

Sweden

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Stockholm interprets Zelensky's announcement first as a signal sent to the Kremlin on the American line, before seeing it as an industrial advance for Kiev.

Ukraine

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Kyiv is weighing Trump's words against his reversals since July, between the promise of Patriot licenses on Friday and the State Department's persistent silence two days earlier.