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Trump: NATO To Purchase ‘Billions’ In U.S. Weapons For Ukraine, Including Patriots

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, July 14th, 2025

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Trump: NATO To Purchase ‘Billions’ In U.S. Weapons For Ukraine, Including Patriots

President Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on July 14, 2025. Photo: Screenshot of livestream.

President Trump on Monday announced a new plan for NATO countries to purchase “billions of dollars” in U.S. military equipment that will be provided to assist Ukraine, including Patriot air defense systems. The initiative was detailed alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and follows the Trump administration’s recent brief pause of weapons aid shipments to Ukraine. “We make the best equipment, the best missiles, the best of everything. The European nations know that. And we’ve made a deal today…where we…

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