U.S. President Trump Announces Weapons for Ukraine Will Be Sent via NATO

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U.S. President Trump Announces Weapons for Ukraine Will Be Sent via NATO

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his country has reached an agreement with NATO to deliver weapons to Ukraine through the alliance, and that the costs of these weapons will be covered by NATO.

In an interview with NBC News, Trump shared details of the new agreement between the U.S., NATO, and Ukraine regarding military support to be provided to Ukraine.
Trump explained that the military ammunition sent from the U.S. would first be delivered to NATO, and then NATO would transfer it to Ukraine, saying:
“We’re sending the weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying 100 percent of the cost. So essentially, the weapons are going to NATO, and NATO is then providing them to Ukraine.”

Trump emphasized that the agreement was reached during the NATO Summit held last month.
He noted that the same method would apply to Patriot air defense systems as well:
“We will send the Patriot systems to NATO, and then NATO will distribute them,” he said.

Commenting on the Russia–Ukraine War, Trump stated, “I’m disappointed with Russia, but we’ll see what happens in the coming weeks.”

Trump also announced that he would make an important statement regarding Russia on Monday, July 14.

Additionally, Trump said that the U.S. plans to impose general customs tariffs ranging from 15 to 20 percent on most of its trade partners, and emphasized that the newly implemented tariffs have been received quite positively.
Currently, general tariffs are applied at around 10 percent.