While Zelensky publicly begged for patriots, the decision had already been made behind closed doors?

Ukraine’s push to manufacture Patriot missiles at home has hit an unexpected obstacle inside America. Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are reportedly wary of licensing production to Kyiv, officially citing intellectual property and technology-transfer risks. But a Republican official told The Atlantic that U.S. manufacturers also fear Ukraine could build Patriots faster and cheaper, improve the system and eventually become a competitor. Zelensky says Trump has now agreed to grant licenses, yet paperwork continues delaying production while Ukraine faces missile shortages. Is bureaucracy really the problem, or is American business protecting itself?