In a press room full of foreign correspondents and defense analysts, the most human moment of the NATO summit came from a woman in a white shirt, asking a question not just as a journalist, but as a wife.

She identified herself as a reporter from Ukraine. Her husband, she said, was still there. Russia was pounding their cities. Her question was simple and direct: would the United States provide more Patriot missile systems to protect Ukrainian skies?

Trump paused. “Wow. That’s rough stuff,” he said, later adding softly, “Say hello to your husband, okay?” It was one of the few unscripted emotional responses in a press conference packed with posturing and statistics.

But what followed was less personal and more political. Trump acknowledged that Ukraine wants the missile systems, calling them “100% effective,” but offered no commitment. “We’re going to see if we can make some available,” he said. “They’re very hard to get. We need them too.”

President Trump had just spent nearly half an hour detailing the precision strikes, bunker-busting bombs, and full-spectrum U.S. military backing delivered to Israel in its conflict with Iran. He spoke of submarines firing from 400 miles out, of 30 missiles landing within nine inches of target, of pilots flying 36-hour missions to “obliterate” nuclear sites. There was no hesitation, no ambiguity, just action.

By contrast, when a Ukrainian reported asked if the U.S. would sell Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, the answer came wrapped in sympathy but stalled in caution. “They want the Patriots,” Trump said. “We’re going to see if we can make some available.” President Trump made his priorities known. Israel gets U.S. weapons without delay. Ukraine gets told to wait in line.