Putin, Ukraine and Trump
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President Donald Trump told NBC he struck a deal with NATO on Thursday for the US to send weapons to Ukraine through the alliance, and that NATO will pay for those weapons “a hundred percent.”
The arrangement allows Ukraine to get weapons it needs in its war with Russia while providing a way for Europe to increase its defense spending as promised.
The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused.
Following the Pentagon announcing a pause on weapons, the U.S. president said Ukraine must defend itself from Russia.
Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss Donald Trump’s shifting explanation of the Ukraine weapons pause and why, according to Rep. Vindman, it’s “dangerous” that our “Commander-in-Chief is the last to know.
U.S. military and NATO officials are discussing a possible plan that could be unveiled in the coming days to provide Ukraine with much-needed aerial defense weapons.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNTrump allies demand probe into Pentagon halt of Ukraine aidSupporters of US President Donald Trump in the Senate are calling for an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who reportedly suspended military aid to US allies, most notably Ukraine, without presidential approval,
President Donald Trump said he plans to make a "major statement" on Russia on Monday amid Vladimir Putin's continued attacks on Ukraine.