{"id":681822,"date":"2026-07-09T06:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681822\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T06:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:36:10","slug":"ukraine-russia-war-latest-trump-permits-kyiv-to-make-patriot-missiles-as-moscow-fumes-at-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681822\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump permits Kyiv to make Patriot missiles as Moscow fumes at Nato"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Russia’s FSB says it has foiled Western-backed Ukrainian attacks plot<\/p>\n

Russia’s FSB security service said that it had foiled a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow planned by the Ukrainian security services, \u201cwith the direct involvement of Western intelligence\u201d. <\/p>\n

The \u200ctargets of the attacks, \u2060which were to involve the use of drones, were to be high-ranking \u200cofficers in \u200bthe \u200cRussian army, \u2060as well as \u2060one of \u200cthe \u200bleading \u200cdefence industry \u200benterprises.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 07:18<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ukraine has two months to end war or face escalation from Putin, says Czech president<\/p>\n

Ukraine has an optimal window of two months to restart peace talks or face an escalation from Russia, the Czech president said.<\/p>\n

Petr Pavel told The Telegraph that Vladimir Putin could declare a general mobilisation after elections are held on 20 September.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the window is there for us to keep pushing and giving Russia a clear message that we are willing to start negotiations,\u201d said Pavel, the retired general and former head of Nato\u2019s military committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia will have parliamentary elections in September. President Putin will hardly declare mobilisation before, but once the elections are over, then the window will shrink,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also called on Ukraine\u2019s allies to use current pressure on Russia to force peace talks in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia has a lot of internal problems and challenges at this point,\u201d Pavel said in Ankara.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Russian public is turning increasingly against the war. President Putin will have difficulties keeping calm at home, and if this pressure continues, if Ukraine continues to be capable and successful in hitting targets deep in Russian territory, it will create conditions where Russia will be more inclined to negotiate,\u201d he told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

\"CzechCzech president Petr Pavel is welcomed by the Turkish minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy at Esenboga Airport in Ankara (Reuters)<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 07:15<\/p>\n

<\/a>Zelensky meets Polish counterpart at Nato summit amid tensions<\/p>\n

Volodymyr Zelensky said he met with Polish president Karol Nawrocki yesterday in Ankara, weeks after the two neighbours engaged in a diplomatic spat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki @NawrockiKn<\/a>. It was an important and necessary conversation. We spoke for more than an hour. We face one common threat \u2013 Russia. And it is critical to maintain mutual understanding, support, and unity of action. Our countries need only strong relations. We agreed to continue our dialogue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 06:53<\/p>\n

<\/a>Two tankers attacked by drones in Sea of Azov in Russia’s Rostov<\/p>\n

Two tankers have been attacked by Ukrainian drones in the Sea of Azov, Russia’s Rostov region governor said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tanker crews have \u2060been evacuated. \u200bA \u2060fire broke out as a result of \u2060the drone strike. \u200bOn \u2060one of the \u200cvessels, the fire is still burning, on the \u200cother, the fire \u200chas been completely extinguished,” governor Yury Slyusar said \u2060on Telegram.<\/p>\n

Air defence units downed 73 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian defence ministry said.<\/p>\n

In Russia’s Tver region, an oil depot \u200ccaught fire as \u200ba result of \u200ca drone \u2060attack, acting governor Vitaly \u2060Korolyov said, adding that the \u200cfire \u200bhas been \u200ccontained and no \u200bone was injured.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 06:25<\/p>\n

<\/a>Nato chief asks Putin to learn from alliance about discussions and disagreements<\/p>\n

Nato chief Mark Rutte has said Vladimir Putin should learn from the alliance and have some discussions in the open.<\/p>\n

On being asked what message the infighting sent to Russia’s leader and whether it undermined Nato’s message of deterrence, Rutte said: \u201cI would say to Putin: You should have some more discussions yourself, out in the open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nato identifies Russia as the biggest threat to the security of its members, who have boosted defence spending by hundreds of billions of dollars since Moscow\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat he (Putin) has \u2060seen now is sometimes allies disagreeing a bit, having a \u2060bit of a quarrel, and then coming together and reuniting,\u201d Rutte said. <\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 06:09<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump confuses Zelensky for Putin in a Q&A with reporters at Nato summit<\/p>\n

Donald Trump mixed up Volodymyr Zelensky \u2014 who was sitting beside him \u2014 and Russia\u2019s strongman leader Vladimir Putin<\/a> when he asked reporters if they had \u201ca question for President Putin,\u201d prompting the room to erupt in laughter, at which point Trump attempted to recover by repeating the prompt and suggesting he\u2019d take the reporter\u2019s question to the Russian leader.<\/p>\n

Trump also confused Iran for a long-ago foe Japan when he told reporters that US aircraft carriers had come under fire from Japanese forces during a bilateral meeting with Zelensky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan. They were shot at the aircraft carrier over a period of about one hour. 111 missiles going to a very expensive ship, and every one of those missiles was knocked down, pretty much most by patriots, but by other means also,\u201d he said, in a mixed-up remark.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 05:42<\/p>\n

<\/a>Watch: Trump says US will let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missilesTrump says US will let Ukraine manufacture Patriot missiles<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 05:23<\/p>\n

<\/a>Russia bans diesel exports to protect domestic supply after Ukrainian drone attacks on oil facilities<\/p>\n

Russia introduced a ban on diesel exports on Wednesday among a raft of measures to support the domestic fuel market after systematic Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries triggered gasoline shortages and price spikes.<\/p>\n

Drivers in many regions are facing hours-long lines to refuel as intensifying Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure squeeze supplies of diesel and gasoline.<\/p>\n

Deputy prime minister Alexander Novak told a televised government meeting, chaired by president Vladimir Putin, that the fuel situation remained complex and that “it is clear that the current situation at filling stations is causing concern among the public”.<\/p>\n

“Today, a ban on diesel fuel exports was introduced, and this will make it possible to increase supplies to the domestic market,” he said, adding that Russia would start importing fuel in July.<\/p>\n

The ban will stay in place till 31 July.<\/p>\n

Industry sources said last week that Russia had started seaborne imports of gasoline from India.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 04:52<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump’s announcement on Patriots for Ukraine welcomed in Washington<\/p>\n

Senior officials in the US have welcomed Donald Trump\u2019s announcement on allowing Ukraine to make their own Patriot missile interceptors.<\/p>\n

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s ambassador to Washington, said the meeting in Ankara sent “several important strategic signals” about collaboration between the US \u2060and Ukraine and said she looked forward to turning the signals into concrete decisions.<\/p>\n

“We highly value the United States\u2019 continued engagement in advancing a path toward a just and lasting peace,” Stefanishyna said in a statement.<\/p>\n

US lawmakers also praised the announcement.<\/p>\n

“This is a great decision,” Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska said on X.<\/p>\n

“The manufacturer is currently not keeping up with the needs, and this will surely help.”<\/p>\n

Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut also praised the announcement.<\/p>\n

“Enabling Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors will save civilian lives, strengthen its long-term security, & bolster the arsenal of the democratic world,” he said on X.<\/p>\n

Arpan Rai9 July 2026 04:25<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump’s big announcement on Patriot interceptors for Ukraine<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump has said the US would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, a huge boost for Kyiv, which has long sought permission to produce the defensive weapons.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what he has said:<\/p>\n

“We’re going to give a license to you to make Patriots. That’s pretty cool. This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving ’em enough,” Trump said at a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at the Nato summit in Ankara.<\/p>\n

“It’s a defensive weapon, which I like better than an offensive weapon.<\/p>\n

“We have Patriots, but we don’t have that many. We need them for ourselves too.<\/p>\n

“I think they can produce it pretty quickly. Once we explain it, we’ll bring the company here. You work with the company. They have a great ability to produce weapons, pretty complex weapons.<\/p>\n

“We have great power over the companies, those companies that make the Patriot.<\/p>\n

“We haven’t informed the company of that yet, but that’ll work out all right. I’m sure they will be thrilled,” Trump said.<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the interceptor missiles that go in the Patriot system.<\/p>\n

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