Posted on 07/11/2025 9:28:40 AM PDT by RandFan
US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, to Ukraine via Nato.
Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, "we're going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that", adding that Nato would pay for the weapons.
His announcement came after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of having a "positive dialogue" with Trump about ensuring that arms arrived on time. He said he had asked for 10 Patriot systems after a surge in Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in the past week.
Patriot batteries detect and intercept oncoming missiles and are regarded as one of the world's best air defence systems.
Speaking in Rome on Thursday, the Ukrainian leader said Germany was ready to pay for two of the Patriots and Norway for one, while other European partners were also prepared to help.
After a phone-call with Russia's Vladimir Putin last week, Trump said he was "not happy" that progress had not been made towards ending the war, and he has since complained that Putin's "very nice" attitude turned out to be meaningless.
During his interview with NBC News, Trump said he would make a "major statement" on Russia on Monday, but did not say what it would be about.
He said "Nato is going to reimburse the full cost" of the weapons sent on to Ukraine. Nato is funded through the contributions of its members, external, including the US.
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This is great news. Let the killing continue. To the last Ukrainian.
We are NATO. Without US, NATO ceases to exist. One way or another Americans are paying for this.
I’d wait for the check to clear.
What are you doin? Pickin your ass as usual
It just happened Rome act II.
this is the best case scenario.
since ukraine will never win. we keep the war going, and weaken USSR, CHina, and NK at the same-time.
remember, president trump is at the helm, much better than if harris was there now isn’t it.
I hoped they paid for them up front Mr. President. No weapons should be provided to any country unless they cough up the cash up front. That’s my tax dollars you’re handing out.
North Dakota declares independence.
Difference being Ukraine is a country, North Dakota is a state.
If Harris was in charge, we'll have to pay for all of it while the Europeans will do nothing.
Now they realize that they have to pay their share to assist Ukraine if they want the nation to retain their sovereignty.
Resulted in the destruction of:
Will this be the Lindsay Graham appeasement coming Monday?
Putin should not have given the middle finger to POTUS. Putin should have taken his wins and quit while he was ahead.
Putin should have take his "exit ramp" and agreed to a ceasefire by Easter. Trump was really tough on Zelensky.
Now there's no incentive for either Trump or Zelensky to agree to a deal with Putin.
Well so much for ending the Ukraine war. And so much for deporting all the illegals. And so much for releasing the Epstein files. And so much for getting a handle on government spending. I’m starting to notice a pattern here. He’s starting to backslide on all of his campaign promises.
“Nato would pay for the weapons.”
We are NATO. The USA flips the bill for the majority of NATO’s expenses. So we will in effect be paying ourselves.
Can’t we just remember the words of the greatest US President ever (Washington) ... basically to stay out of foreign entanglements via treaties and such.
Different time.
We were attacked twice on 12/7/41 and 9/11/01.
Plus we have to deal with nuclear weapons.
And if we decided to be aloof, somebody else is going to fill the power vacuum and we won't like it.
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