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NATO summit
Běiyuē fēnghuì
北约峰会
to close / to conclude
bìmù
闭幕
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
independently / on its own
zìxíng
自行
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
Patriot (missile system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
missile
dǎodàn
导弹
。

NATO summit
Běiyuē fēnghuì
北约峰会
on / at
yú
于
July 8th
qīyuè bā rì
七月八日
in
zài
在
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
Ankara
Ānkǎlā
安卡拉
to conclude / to close
bìmù
闭幕
，
US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to authorize
shòuquán
授权
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
independently / on its own
zìxíng
自行
to produce
shēngchǎn
生产
Patriot (missile system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
air defense
fángkōng
防空
missile system
dǎodàn xìtǒng
导弹系统
，
at the same time / simultaneously
tóngshí
同时
NATO
Běiyuē
北约
member states
chéngyuán guó
成员国
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
to provide
tígōng
提供
70 billion euros
qībǎi yì ōuyuán
七百亿欧元
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助
。

July 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM

NATO
Běiyuē
北约
leader
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
on
yú
于
July 7th to 8th
qīyuè qī rì zhì bā rì
七月七日至八日
in
zài
在
Turkey
Tǔěrqí
土耳其
capital
shǒudū
首都
Ankara
Ānkǎlā
安卡拉
to hold / to take place
jǔxíng
举行
，
US President
Měiguó zǒngtǒng
美国总统
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
with / and
yǔ
与
Ukrainian President
Wūkèlán zǒngtǒng
乌克兰总统
Zelenskyy
Zélián Sī Jī
泽连斯基
held
jǔxíngle
举行了
bilateral
shuāngbiān
双边
talks / meeting
huìtán
会谈
。
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
during / at
zài
在
during the talks
huìtán zhōng
会谈中
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
the United States
Měiguó
美国
will
jiāng
将
to authorize / to grant a license to
shòuquán
授权
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
independently / on its own
zìxíng
自行
to produce / to manufacture
shēngchǎn
生产
Patriot (missile system)
Àiguózhě
爱国者
air defense
fángkōng
防空
missile system
dǎodàn xìtǒng
导弹系统
。
the Ukrainian side
Wū fāng
乌方
for a long time
chángqī yǐlái
长期以来
many times / repeatedly
duōcì
多次
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
to obtain / to acquire
huòdé
获得
Patriot
Àiguózhě
爱国者
interceptor missile
lānjié dǎodàn
拦截导弹
，
this
zhè
这
is
shì
是
its
qí
其
weapons arsenal
wǔqì kù
武器库
among
zhōng
中
only / sole
wéiyī
唯一
capable of / able to
nénggòu
能够
to shoot down
jīluò
击落
ballistic missile
dàndào dǎodàn
弹道导弹
structural particle
de
的
weapon
wǔqì
武器
。
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
，
Patriot
Àiguózhě
爱国者
PAC-3 interceptor missile
PAC-3
PAC-3
interceptor missile
lānjié dǎodàn
拦截导弹
in
zài
在
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
and
hé
和
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
structural particle
de
的
large-scale / in large quantities
dàliàng
大量
consumption / to consume
xiāohào
消耗
already
yǐ
已
far exceeds
yuǎn chāo
远超
existing / current
xiànyǒu
现有
production capacity
chǎnnéng
产能
，
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
global
quánqiú
全球
supply
gōngyìng
供应
serious / severe
yánzhòng
严重
shortage / deficit
duǎnquē
短缺
。
in addition / moreover
cǐwài
此外
，
NATO
Běiyuē
北约
member states
chéngyuán guó
成员国
this time
cǐ cì
此次
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
to / toward
xiàng
向
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
to provide
tígōng
提供
70 billion euros
qībǎi yì ōuyuán
七百亿欧元
structural particle
de
的
aid / assistance
yuánzhù
援助
，
equivalent to / amounting to
zhéhé
折合
approximately
yuē
约
$80 billion
bābǎi yì měiyuán
八百亿美元
。
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
regarding / toward
duì
对
summit
fēnghuì
峰会
result / outcome
jiéguǒ
结果
to hold / to maintain
chí
持
optimistic
lèguān
乐观
attitude / stance
tàidù
态度
，
to say / to state
chēng
称
all parties
gèfāng
各方
in
zài
在
to push forward / to promote
tuīdòng
推动
Russia-Ukraine
Éwū
俄乌
peace
hépíng
和平
process
jìnchéng
进程
aspect / area
fāngmiàn
方面
have made
qǔdéle
取得了
progress
jìnzhǎn
进展
。
Russia-Ukraine conflict
Éwū chōngtū
俄乌冲突
already
yǐ
已
to continue / to last
chíxù
持续
more than four years
yú sì nián
逾四年
，
until now / to date
qìjīn
迄今
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
have not yet
shàng wèi
尚未
in
zài
在
substantive
shízhìxìng
实质性
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
in / regarding
shàng
上
to achieve
qǔdé
取得
significant / major
zhòngdà
重大
breakthrough
tūpò
突破
。

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NATO Summit Ends as US Authorizes Ukraine to Produce Patriot Missiles

The NATO summit concluded in Ankara, Turkey on July 8, with US President Trump announcing a license for Ukraine to independently produce Patriot air defense missiles, while NATO member states pledged 70 billion euros in aid.

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