US and NATO agree to supply weapons to Ukraine at expense of European countries – Trump
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The US and NATO have reached an agreement that provides for the delivery of American weapons to Ukraine at the expense of European countries, US President Donald Trump announced this during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
"Today, we concluded an agreement. Mark (Rutte - ed.) will speak more about it later, but we’ve agreed that we will send the weapons, and they will pay for them. The United States will not make any payments. We’re not buying the weapons; we’re manufacturing them, and they will cover the costs," Trump said.
The American leader clarified that European countries have a lot of money and want to help Ukraine. They are taking this issue "very seriously."
"We make the best (weapons - ed.), and we're going be sending the best (weapons - ed.) to NATO. In some cases to — maybe at Mark's suggestion — if we go to Germany, where they're going to send early on missiles, and they're going to be replaced, and NATO is going to take care of it," the president explained.
According to him, the supply of weapons will be coordinated by the North Atlantic Alliance in close cooperation with the US Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker.
Announcement of Patriot deliveries
US President Donald Trump earlier announced the delivery of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.
He assured that European countries would reimburse the US for the cost of the Patriot batteries that Ukrainian defenders would receive.
