{"id":2607504,"date":"2026-05-27T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-pleas-for-us-support-in-letter-to-trump-for-patriot-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:45:00","slug":"zelensky-pleas-for-us-support-in-letter-to-trump-for-patriot-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-pleas-for-us-support-in-letter-to-trump-for-patriot-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky pleas for US support in letter to Trump for Patriot systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-pleas-for-us-support-in-letter-to-trump-for-patriot-systems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the United States to expand military assistance to Kyiv, specifically requesting additional Patriot missile systems to counter Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ballistic missile threat<\/a>. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Zelensky argued that Europe must do more for its own security but said Ukraine needs U.S. help-particularly for air defense-to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delta-allows-passengers-banned-over-mask-violations-to-return-to-flights\/\" title=\"Delta Allows Passengers Banned Over Mask Violations To Return To Flights\">continue making progress<\/a> against Russian conventional advantages.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that while the U.S. has supplied Ukraine with large amounts of weapons over the past four years, approval of further Patriot shipments has been hesitant. Trump has said he wants to end the war and has criticized Ukraine\u2019s leadership for starting a conflict they couldn\u2019t decisively win, while the Pentagon has not clearly ruled out future Patriot deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky also tied the request to diplomacy concerns, warning that Russia will avoid conventional negotiations while it retains advantages like ballistic missiles. The piece adds that European support is weakening: a Czech-led ammunition initiative that previously had up to 18 contributing countries now has only about nine financially participating members, limiting ammo supply.<\/p>\n<p>it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/julia-letlow-skips-house-votes-as-louisiana-senate-primary-nears\/\" title=\"Julia Letlow skips House votes as Louisiana Senate primary nears\">describes ongoing friction<\/a> around peace talks, including disputes over whether the U.S. pressured Ukraine to except Russian demands-especially withdrawal from the Donbas-and mentions renewed fighting despite a U.S.-announced ceasefire effort in early May, with warnings that major strikes against Kyiv might potentially be coming.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> urged the United States this week to expand military support to Kyiv, a move he hopes will tip the scales in his country\u2019s war against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington has provided Ukraine with<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3786951\/trump-administration-825-million-weapons-sale-ukraine\/\"> hundreds of billions<\/a> worth of weapons throughout the four-year conflict, but has hesitated in recent months to approve new shipments of U.S. Patriot missile systems to Kyiv, despite Zelensky<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3855261\/zelensky-floats-drones-tomahawks-white-house-lunch\/\"> repeatedly lobbying<\/a> for more arms support. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4584085\/trump-knicks-nba-finals-game-madison-square-garden\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he\u2019s likely to go to Knicks game at MSG<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581682\/trump-cabinet-takeaways-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Five takeaways from Trump\u2019s 12th Cabinet meeting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583706\/trump-vance-fraud-save-social-security-balanced-budget\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Vance\u2019s anti-fraud efforts will save Social Security and lead to \u2018balanced budget\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> written Monday, Zelensky pleaded for Patriot systems, reiterating his offer to buy the missiles and provide <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4486498\/ukraine-prove-value-america-drone-assistance\/\">advanced drone technology<\/a> to the U.S. as well, in exchange for military aid. Ukraine\u2019s request comes after Trump has long expressed frustration over the protracted war, blaming both Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting it, and pushing Europe to do more to rise to Kyiv\u2019s defense. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe understand that the United States keeps bearing responsibility for its own defense and for the protection of its allies and partners,\u201d Zelensky wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/cms\/prod_cms_alt\/file\/2026\/05\/27\/a62f9f13-58f8-4552-b1ff-a42ae7cb16ef\/letter.pdf\">in a letter<\/a> seeking to address Trump\u2019s concerns. \u201cAnd we agree that Europe must take on a greater role in guaranteeing its security. However, after all we have been through together, have we not earned a place among your allies?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe one challenge that remains extremely difficult for us \u2014 and the one that Europe cannot solve alone at this stage \u2014 is Russian ballistic missile threat,\u201d he continued in the letter, which was reported by CBS News. \u201cThey can be intercepted. With Patriots. With your help. And you have the power to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump appeared to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3380434\/zelensky-trump-sell-ukraine-patriot-missiles\/\">dash hopes<\/a> that Ukraine could receive more Patriot systems last April, though the Pentagon has not definitively ruled out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-is-fighting-drones-from-iran-that-have-u-s-technology\/\" title=\"... Is Fighting Drones From Iran That Have U.S. Technology\">future deliveries<\/a> of the weapon system. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know \u2014 he\u2019s always looking to purchase missiles, you know,\u201d Trump said of Zelensky, referring to his offer to buy 10 Patriot missile batteries for $15 billion. \u201cListen, when you start a war, you\u2019ve got to know that you can win the war, right? You don\u2019t start a war against somebody that\u2019s 20 times your size, and then hope that people give you some missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Trump emphasized his goal remains to end the war,\u00a0saying he wants to \u201cstop the killing,\u201d after months of U.S.-brokered peace talks between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelensky said this week that Ukraine does \u201cnot want an endless war.\u201d But he framed the Patriot systems as the only real way to end the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Putin still has even one meaningful advantage in conventional weapons, he will avoid conventional diplomacy,\u201d Zelensky warned. \u201cToday, his ballistic missiles remain exactly that \u2014 his last major advantage on the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, European support for Ukraine appears to be faltering. Only nine countries are now funding a Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with ammunition, down from as many as 18 last year, Czech President Petr Pavel<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1\"> <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">told the<em> Financial Times<\/em><\/a>  on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe initiative is still working, but the new difficulty is that only about nine member states are contributing financially,\u201d Pavel said. \u201cThis initiative has been delivering up to 50% of all large caliber ammunition to the Ukrainians, so in this sense it cannot be replaced easily by anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s reluctance to further help Kyiv comes as it stands firm against the key Russian demand in peace negotiations, with Zelensky remaining adamant that he will not comply with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-chief-negotiator-rustem-umerov-visiting-us-talks\/\">Putin\u2019s request<\/a> that Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas region. Washington and Kyiv\u2019s relationship appeared to hit a snag <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/28\/ukraine-war-briefing-rubio-zelenskyy-deal-donbas-to-russia\">in March<\/a>, when Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio <\/a>vehemently denounced Zelensky\u2019s claims that the U.S. was pressuring Ukraine to accept such a deal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a lie,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cAnd I saw him say that. And it\u2019s unfortunate he would say that because he knows that\u2019s not true and that\u2019s not what he was told.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4516016\/jewish-european-deteriorating-spiking-antisemitism\/\"><strong>JEWISH EUROPEANS FACE DETERIORATING \u2018NORMAL\u2019 AS ADVOCATES WARN SPIKING ANTISEMITISM A \u2018MUTATING VIRUS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. announced a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4561150\/trump-announces-three-day-ceasefire-between-russia-and-ukraine\/\">three-day ceasefire<\/a> between Russia and Ukraine on May 8, but fighting has since picked up, with Moscow warning Rubio on Monday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4581560\/despite-trump-upbeat-pronouncements-peace-does-not-appear-to-be-at-hand\/\">it is preparing <\/a>to carry out major strikes against Kyiv. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is what happens with these wars,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cI mean, they just continue to escalate. There\u2019s a big strike coming one way, the bigger strike coming back, and that\u2019s how these things unravel and keep going. And it\u2019s why the war needs to come to an end. Kyiv\u2019s been a very dangerous place now for a number of years. Look, the danger in all of these wars as they continue and then they go on is that they always have the threat of escalation, of spreading into something new.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky urges U.S. to expand military aid to Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2607505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Feat.Peace1_.100825.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80352,3634,6991,51635,8630],"class_list":["post-2607504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-patriot-systems","tag-trump","tag-ukraine","tag-us-support","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Feat.Peace1_.100825.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607508,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607504\/revisions\/2607508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}