This mix of images created on February 12, 2025 exhibits (from L) US President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photograph by AFP)
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, United States — President Donald Trump on Sunday stated the USA would ship Patriot air protection techniques to Ukraine to assist it battle off a Russian invasion, as his relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin soured.
“We’ll ship them Patriots, which they desperately want,” Trump stated, with out specifying what number of, simply two weeks after Washington stated it will pause some arms deliveries to Kyiv.
“I haven’t agreed on the quantity but, however they’re going to have some as a result of they do want safety,” he instructed reporters.
The weapons supply will probably be a part of a brand new deal, which Trump says will contain NATO paying the USA for a number of the weapons it sends to Ukraine.
“We mainly are going to ship them varied items of very refined navy and so they’re going to pay us 100% for them,” Trump instructed reporters.
The US president repeated that he was “disenchanted” in Putin.
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When he first returned to the White Home in January Trump insisted he may work with the Russian chief to finish the struggle, however grew more and more annoyed as Russian missiles continued with no ceasefire in sight.
“Putin actually shocked lots of people. He talks good after which he bombs everyone within the night,” stated the disgruntled Trump.
US particular envoy Keith Kellogg is because of start his newest go to to Ukraine on Monday.
Trump additionally stated he would meet NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte on Monday, when he beforehand stated he would make a “main assertion… on Russia.”
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