Europe looks to buy US weapons if Trump halts aid to Ukraine - Bloomberg

Bloomberg writes that Europe lacks weapons stockpiles and the capacity to produce them in large quantities. It is becoming clear that the US will no longer supply arms. The White House has also rejected Europe's calls to increase pressure on Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to agree to an immediate ceasefire through tougher sanctions.

Instead, according to people familiar with the matter, the Kremlin appears to be delaying the peace talks promised to Trump, preparing for a summer offensive.

In this context, the increasingly trusted proposal is to buy more American systems and then send those weapons to Ukraine. The idea is that if Trump refuses to supply American arms to Ukraine, Europe will do it instead.

This would help Ukraine hold back Russia's advance and could put new pressure on Putin to seriously consider a ceasefire.

This turn of events would force Trump to choose between two desires: avoiding antagonism with Putin and the desire to bring more money to the US through expensive military goods.

Sources added that they expect the US to continue sharing intelligence with Ukraine to help identify targets. Earlier, a brief pause caused operational problems for Kyiv and raised broader concerns among US allies that they could face similar requests in the future.

Bloomberg also noted that experts say weapons supplies to Ukraine, approved by US President Joe Biden, could end this summer. Europe will struggle to produce enough weapons to fill that gap. Putin will likely try to exploit this dynamic.

Putin intends to "win" in Ukraine

Today, it was revealed that the US Defense Intelligence Agency prepared an annual report for Congress titled 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment.

The report states that Putin has not abandoned his goal of winning in Ukraine. Despite significant losses and a prolonged conflict, his strategy remains unchanged.

For a detailed analysis of the report, read RBC-Ukraine's report.