Trump says U.S. will send more weapons to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Monday the United States would nonstop much weapons to Ukraine, chiefly antiaircraft ones, to assistance the war-torn state support itself against intensifying Russian advances.

Washington's determination to halt immoderate weapons shipments to Kyiv prompted it to pass the determination would crimp its quality to fend disconnected Russia's aerial strikes and battlefield advances, portion drafting disapproval from Democrats and immoderate of Trump's chap Republicans.

"We're going to nonstop immoderate much weapons. We person to. They person to beryllium capable to support themselves," Trump told reporters astatine the White House astatine the commencement of a meal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"They're getting deed precise hard now," helium added. "We're going to person to nonstop much weapons, antiaircraft weapons, primarily."

In a statement, the U.S. Defense Department aboriginal said it would nonstop further antiaircraft weapons to Ukraine astatine Trump's direction, to guarantee the Ukrainians tin support themselves portion efforts proceed to unafraid a lasting peace.

The Pentagon said its inaugural to measure subject shipments astir the satellite stayed successful effect.

On Friday, Trump had told reporters Ukraine would request Patriot missiles to support itself, but helium did not notation them again specifically connected Monday. The Pentagon connection gave nary details connected the weapons to beryllium shipped to Ukraine.

After a telephone telephone with Trump connected Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said helium had agreed to enactment connected expanding Kyiv's capableness to "defend the sky" arsenic Russian attacks escalated.

The leaders had discussed associated defence production, purchases and investments, helium added.

Ukraine has been asking Washington to merchantability it much Patriot missiles and systems that it sees arsenic cardinal to defending its cities from intensifying Russian aerial strikes.

Germany said it was successful talks connected buying Patriot aerial defence systems for Ukraine to span the gap.