Zelenskyy says ‘mega deal’ in works for US arms purchases

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Kyiv is working on a “mega deal” for weapons purchases from the United States.

At a press briefing in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had provided detailed specifications of its military needs to U.S. President Donald Trump, including requests for long-range weapons systems, according to media reports.

“We discussed and agreed on the main points with the president. Now we are moving on to practical implementation,” Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv.

The package under discussion is estimated to be worth $90 billion, according to the media reports.

Ukrainian officials will visit the U.S. later this month or in October for technical talks on the arms purchases and a separate drone-production deal, Zelenskyy said.

Separately, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will meet with officials in the U.S. next month on potential American projects in Ukraine as a part of the joint investment fund agreed on last spring, Bloomberg reported.

The Ukrainian leader also said that an Israeli Patriot system has been in use in Ukraine for a month. He added that Kyiv will receive two more new systems in the coming months, without saying who would provide those systems. "An Israeli complex has been operating in Ukraine for a month. We will get two Patriot systems in the autumn," Zelenskyy said.