“US President Donald Trump has allegedly ordered to send 10 missiles for Patriot to Ukraine, as well as presses on Germany to sell one of its batteries to Ukraine. Source: AXIOS with reference to knowledgeable interlocutors, “European Truth” Details: The decision of President Trump of July 7 to send defense weapons to Ukraine was adopted after several days of consultation with assistants and other world leaders on where the weapon will come from.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: AXIOS with reference to knowledgeable interlocutors, “European Truth”
Details: The decision of President Trump of July 7 to send defense weapons to Ukraine was made after a few days of consultation with assistants and other world leaders about where this weapon will come from.
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In particular, according to the newspaper, the US President is looking for alternative solutions, such as it presses on Germany to send his Patriot battery.
Recently, Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation, during which, according to the interlocutors, Trump said Zelensky that he wanted to help Ukraine in strengthening the air defense air defense, but stressed that the US should suspend the supply of weapons to view its own stocks.
At the same time, he said, he promised to immediately send 10 missiles for Patriot-less than planned in the suspended delivery-and help find other supply means.
Also, according to the German official, on July 7, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called Trump to ask him to “release” missiles for Patriot, which were suspended on the way to Ukraine.
According to him, Merz told Trump that Germany was ready to buy a Patriot battery in the United States and send them to Ukraine.
For their part, the interlocutors claim, Trump suggested that Germany sell one of its Patrioot batteries to Ukraine. They reported that the US and European allies will share the cost of acquiring.
Trump and Merz did not agree, but according to officials, the discussion continues. German officials claim that Germany has provided Ukraine with a very large proportion of its missiles for Patriot – even more than the United States.
Prehistory:
- At the NATO Summit in Hague, US President Donald Trump said he would check whether he would be able to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot Air Defense systems, but stressed that the United States was also needed. Trump said this, answering a Ukrainian journalist’s question whether the US is ready to sell Patriot. The US President sympathized with a correspondent whose man is fighting on the front.
- The Guardian wrote that the United States has only about 25% of Patriot missiles necessary for all Pentagon military plans, after recent months have been exhausted in the Middle East in recent months, and therefore decided to suspend the supply of defense weapons to Ukraine.
- Earlier, some media wrote that US Defense Head Hegset Hegset has unattended to stop the transfer of some types of weapons to Ukraine despite the results of military analysis, according to which these supplies would not pose a threat to US home readiness.
- On July 8, the Pentagon announced that on behalf of Trump, the United States was sending additional defense weapons to Ukraine.
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