The United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine, President Donald Trump says.
The move comes as Ukraine struggles to fend off a recent escalation in Russia’s drone and missile attacks.
“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100 per cent,” Trump said in an interview with US TV network NBC.
Ukrainian servicemen prepare a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft cannon amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv. (Picture: Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters)“So what we’re doing is, the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons (to Ukraine), and NATO is paying for those weapons.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that some of the US-made weapons that Ukraine is seeking are deployed with NATO allies in Europe.
Those weapons could be transferred to Ukraine, with European countries buying replacements from the US, he said.
“It’s a lot faster to move something, for example, from Germany to Ukraine than it is to order it from a (US) factory and get it there,” Rubio told reporters during a visit to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Ukraine badly needs more US-made Patriot air defense systems to stop Russian ballistic and cruise missiles.
The Trump administration has gone back and forth about providing more vital military aid to Ukraine more than three years into Russia’s invasion.
After a brief pause in some weapons shipments, Trump said he would keep sending defensive weapons to Ukraine.
The US is encouraging its NATO allies to provide “the defensive systems that Ukraine seeks,” Rubio said.
A senior NATO military official said Trump spoke to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte about the plan but the details were “still being worked out.”
US weapons already in Europe could be transferred to Ukraine under Trump’s proposal, as could American-made weapons previously purchased by allies.
Ukraine is seeking more coveted Patriot air defence systems.
Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses by launching major aerial attacks. This week, Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine.
In response, Ukraine has asked other countries to supply it with an additional ten Patriot systems and missiles. Germany is ready to provide two systems, and Norway has agreed to supply one.
During the NBC interview, Trump also said that he would make a major announcement on Russia next week.
With AP
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