Donald Trump has said that US weapons are already “being shipped” to Ukraine as Washington ramps up its military support for Kyiv. A number of Kyiv’s European allies will purchase Patriot air defence missile systems from the US to assist Ukraine’s defence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also held talks with a U.S. envoy on Monday on increasing weapons production and arms purchases.

Though endlessly critical of his predecessor, President Trump has adopted a Ukraine strategy similar to that of former President Joe Biden: Arm the

In an announcement from Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that America will send top-tier weapons to Ukraine. The military aid will be delivered through NATO countries and includes items like advanced missiles and ammunition.

The latest advances come after U.S. President Donald Trump set Moscow a 50-day deadline to make peace, or he would introduce deeper sanctions against the Russian economy, including a punitive secondary tariff on its trading partners.

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.