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

U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Monday the United States would be sending more weapons to Ukraine to assistance the war-torn state support itself against Russian attacks.

Speaking to reporters astatine the White House, Trump said Ukraine was getting deed precise hard by Russia and needed to beryllium capable to support itself. The United States would be sending chiefly defensive weapons, helium said.

Trump on Friday told reporters that Ukraine would need Patriot missiles to support itself, but did not notation them again specifically connected Monday.

"We're going to send some more weapons. We person to. They person to beryllium capable to support themselves. They're getting deed precise hard, now. They're getting deed precise hard. We're going to person to send more weapons, defensive weapons, primarily," helium said astatine the commencement of a meal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

After a telephone with Trump on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said helium had agreed to enactment connected expanding Kyiv's capableness to "defend the sky" arsenic Russian attacks escalated. He said he discussed joint defence production, purchases and investments with Trump.

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

A determination by Washington to halt immoderate shipments of weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv that the determination would weaken its quality to support against Russia's aerial strikes and battlefield advances. Germany said it is successful talks connected buying Patriot aerial defence systems for Ukraine to bridge the gap.