US President Donald Trump’s administration approved the first parcels of military aid for Ukraine for which the NATO allies will pay by the agreement. Weapons could be delivered soon, two familiar sources told Reuters on Tuesday, TASR reports.
Trump announced in July Purl (a list of priority requirements of Ukraine). Within it The United States will allow the sale of US weapons to European NATO countries, which will subsequently supply them to Ukraine. So far, several countries have announced the commitment to pay for the weapons that Kiev needs. Germany, Canada and the Netherlands promised approximately $ 500 million, while Sweden, Norway and Denmark said they would contribute to this amount together. Other funds were also announced by Lithuania, Latvia and Belgium.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable on Monday said that More than two billion dollars have been collected as part of the program and another billion and a half were announced. According to sources, Deputy Deputy Minister of Defense for Elbridge Colby policy approved up to two duty worth $ 500 million for each of them. According to Reuters, this is the first use of the Purl mechanism. US President on Tuesday before leaving for a visit to Britain declared that Greeny “must conclude an agreement” and refused to accuse Kreml’s chief Vladimir Putin for failure in peace negotiations.
“Two are needed to tango. They are two people, Greenable and Putin who hate each other, and it looks like I have to sit in one room with them because they can’t sit together in one room. There’s a lot of hatred,” said Trump.
In an interview with Sky News, Greenya called on Trump to take a “clear position” on sanctions against Russia and security guarantees for Ukraine to stop Putin and end the war, which has lasted more than three years. Trump announced on Saturday that he was ready to impose extensive sanctions on Russia, if all NATO Member States do so and if they stop buying oil from Russia.
“I believe that Donald Trump can provide us with a sufficient number of air defense systems and the US has enough of them. I am sure that the US can apply sufficient sanctions to harm the Russian economy, and moreover Donald Trump has enough power to be afraid of Putin,” So far, the EU has introduced 18 anti -Russian penalties. “Now there is only a strong package of sanctions by the US,” added.
