THE HAGUE: US President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday (Jun 25) he’ll take into account offering extra of the Patriot missiles that Ukraine must defend towards mounting Russian strikes, including that Russian President Vladimir Putin “actually has to finish that conflict”.
His remarks got here after a 50-minute assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague. Each leaders described it as a constructive step in a battle that Trump described as “tougher than different wars”.
Throughout a press convention wherein he celebrated his personal diplomatic efforts within the Center East, Trump stated the Patriots have been “very exhausting to get” however that “we’re going to see if we will make a few of them out there”.
Zelenskiy talked about air-defence techniques however it was not instantly clear whether or not Trump was referring to extra missiles or full batteries.
Trump additionally left open the potential of offering extra army support to Kyiv, which has suffered grinding Russian advances on the battlefield in current months.
He had beforehand proven no signal of resuming the donations of weaponry to Ukraine that his predecessor Joe Biden had instituted after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Requested instantly whether or not the US would contribute extra funding to Ukraine’s defence this yr, Trump stated: “So far as cash going, we’ll see what occurs.”
