The Trump administration’s first US weapons aid packages for Ukraine have been approved and could soon ship as Washington resumes sending arms to Kyiv - this time under a new financial agreement with allies, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Tuesday.
This is the first use of a new mechanism developed by the US and allies to supply Ukraine with weapons from US stocks using funds from NATO countries.
The EU has postponed adopting the 19th package of sanctions against Russia because it failed to enlist the support of the administration of US President Donald Trump.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes that the armed conflict in Ukraine would end in two to three months if European countries imposed secondary sanctions against nations that buy oil from Russia.
"I guarantee you that if Europe imposes significant secondary duties on Russian oil buyers, the conflict will end in 60 or 90 days," Bessent said in an interview with Bloomberg and Reuters.
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Deliveries of US weapons purchased by NATO members under the PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) program have begun, according to Patrick Turner, the alliance’s chief representative in Kiev.
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