US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has mentioned that the Trump administration is attempting to ship US weapons to Ukraine as shortly as doable in step with a plan whereby they are going to be bought to the Alliance.
Supply: Whitaker at a press briefing on 17 July, as quoted by AFP and reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Whitaker mentioned measures are being taken to make sure the speedy supply of weapons to Ukraine in step with Trump’s plan.
"We’re all shifting with haste to facilitate this and get this performed, and I feel issues are literally shifting in a short time," the ambassador mentioned. "However I can't confirm a date that it will all be accomplished."
Whitaker mentioned that negotiations are ongoing over the sale of Patriot programs which might be already a part of the US army arsenal.
Quote: "We're by no means going to place the US at a strategic drawback, and we're going to guarantee that we’ve got every little thing we’d like. On the identical time, I feel all of us acknowledge the determined necessities that Ukraine presently instantly wants on the battlefield and to guard their cities."
Particulars: He added that one of many eventualities being mentioned is for European nations to ship their programs to Kyiv now, with the choice to buy replacements primarily from the US.
Background:
- On 14 July, Trump introduced an settlement between the US and NATO underneath which US arms provided to Ukraine shall be financed by European allies.
- Trump additionally introduced that further Patriot air defence programs shall be despatched to Ukraine.
- Trump’s plan that Europe should buy US weapons for Ukraine got here as a shock to at the least some European allies, and it stays unsure who will provide Patriot programs.
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