President Donald Trump announced this week that the United States will sell weapons to European nations that will ultimately help Ukraine, but many of the details are still being hammered out between allies.
Trump, joined in the Oval Office on Monday by North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte, described the agreement as “a very big deal” that amounts to “billions of dollars worth of military equipment.”
He said the deal would be comprehensive but provided little detail other than highlighting that NATO members would pay for the weapons the U.S. gives up.
“It’s everything. It’s Patriots. It’s all of them. It’s a full complement with the batteries,” the president said.
Trump’s language is in line with his fervent stance that European countries need to
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