PoliticsWar To compensate for its scarcity of US-made weapons, Ukraine is able to buy navy tools from the US. Thursday, April 10, 2025

President Zelenskyy said that the nation is prepared to purchase the following tranche of navy help from the US. Nonetheless, it nonetheless awaits a reply from the White Home on the prospects of the US persevering with to produce Ukraine with an important navy provide lifeline. Ukraine has requested between $30B and $50B in support from Washington, and it’s prepared to pay for it – both on to the US or as a contribution to the joint mineral deal fund, which has but to be established, Zelenskyy instructed reporters on Wednesday within the capital, Kyiv.

“We didn’t ask for the following bundle freed from cost,” Zelenskyy mentioned.

Zelenskyy additionally famous that Ukraine remains to be receiving navy help that Joe Biden authorized earlier than leaving workplace. He didn’t specify when Kyiv would obtain all the support the earlier US administration secured. On the similar time, present US President Donald Trump is urging Ukraine to strike a deal to share future income from its minerals, viewing it as compensation for the tens of billions of {dollars} in help offered to the nation.