The US is rapidly advancing plans to supply weapons to Ukraine under President Donald Trump's directive for European nations to purchase arms. This includes the potential sale of Patriot air defense systems from US stockpiles. The US ambassador to NATO confirmed the urgency of these measures, while NATO's supreme commander noted preparations to deliver Patriot systems to Ukraine were underway. Trump's push for increased armaments has prompted Russia to deem this a signal for Ukraine to forsake peace negotiations, contributing to tensions in EU-US relations regarding the funding of these weapons.
US is moving to get weapons to Ukraine quickly under President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy arms and is weighing selling Patriot air defence systems from its own stocks.
Preparations were under way to ship the first Patriot systems to Ukraine under the scheme as the US ambassador to Nato expressed the urgency and speed of efforts.
Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, according to Russia, which condemned the move.
The EU foreign policy chief stated that if European states pay for the weapons, it is their support, reflecting mild friction in EU-US relations over arms shipments.
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